Sri Lanka, June 30 -- Trade unions have requested the government to take immediate steps to change the existing labour disputes settlement process.

The request was made during a meeting between the Deputy Minister of Labour, Mahinda Jayasinghe and the Public Service Labour Officers' Union held at the Labour Ministry premises in Narahenpita.

Accordingly, Deputy Minister Jayasinghe's attention was drawn to the issues faced by labour officers.

Discussions first focused on areas such as the acceptance of employee complaints, examination, and the prompt settlement of labour complaints received by the Department of Labour.

During the discussion, it was revealed that there are several issues with the current complaints-handling system, which...