As of Sunday (4), more than 60% of the total workforce have been vaccinated and staff of all the institutions under the Board of Investment (BOI) in the Eastern Province are fully vaccinated while around 85% in the North are vaccinated, BOI noted yesterday (5). Ltd. General Manager and President of the Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association Jatinder Biala mentioned that Sri Lankan industrialists pay more attention to employee safety and welfare in the manufacturing process. Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association Secretary Dhammika Fernando said that despite the situation, industrialists, while bearing a heavy cost to manage the pandemic, consider it a national responsibility to maintain the job security of employees while ensuring that export performance is also maintained. Crystal Martin CEO Mark Mueller, BOI Deputy Director General Maj. Gen. The Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association has provided Rs.

Source: The Nation July 05, 2021 21:56 UTC