'TUs need international exposure'

Ishara MUDUGAMUWA

It is necessary to take the trade union movement to the international platform to enhance its effectiveness to the civil society, said Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya(SLNSS) Secretary General Leslie Devendra. He was participating at the ITF Asia/Pacific Regional Committee meeting which held yesterday at Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo.

He also said that it is a privilege to get the support of the International Transport Worker's Federation(ITF) as it is a powerful trade union federation of the transport worker's union,

The ITF is one of several global federation unions allied with the International Trade Union Confederation.

'About 700 unions representing five million transport workers from 163 countries are members of the ITF, said SLNSS Secretary General.

'There are a large number of workers in Sri Lanka's transport sector and it is necessary to protect their rights. Trade unions have a very big responsibility to do so, he said.