Sri Lanka, May 1 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that the government has already succeeded in initiating a stable recovery of an economy that was dragged to the depths by corrupt and elitist system.

Issuing the International Workers' Day Message, Dissanayake highlighted the National People's Power (NPP) government's move to significantly increase the minimum basic salary of public servants and extensive benefits for various segments of society, including farmers, fishing community, youth, women, students, producers, small-scale entrepreneurs and professionals alike, which the Head of the State described as 'historic'.

President's International Workers' Day Message:

"On May 1st, 1886, during a protest in Haymarket Square, Chi...