🧵 Govt. Greenlights Compensation for Remaining Weaving Mill Employees

• The Cabinet of Ministers approved compensation for former employees affected by the closure of weaving mills in Thulhiriya and Pugoda. • Recipients: This latest decision covers 15 employees of Karbul Lanka Ltd., Thulhiriya, who had not previously been compensated, along with 169 former employees from both Thulhiriya and Pugoda who recently submitted appeals. • The measure ensures all affected employees receive compensation and statutory allowances, rectifying outstanding issues from the closure of the mills. • Context: This follows an earlier Cabinet approval on May 26, which compensated 1,656 employees of the same facilities, part of the National Weaving Corporation, which ceased operations around 1978 in the apparel & textiles sector.