Sri Lanka, May 21 -- While issuing a gazette notification, the government announced the national minimum monthly wage for all workers in any industry or service as Rs. 27,000, and the national minimum daily wage as Rs. 1,800.

The announcement was made following the amendment of Section 3 of the National Minimum Wage of Workers Act, No. 3 of 2016.

According to the gazette, the legal effect of the amended section is to increase the national minimum monthly wage by Rs. 9,500 and the national minimum daily wage by Rs. 380, with effect from April 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, and to further increase the national minimum monthly wage by Rs. 3,000 and the national minimum daily wage by Rs. 120, with effect from January 1, 2026.

Accordingly,...