Sri Lanka, May 11 -- "Eliminating corruption, ensuring every citizen enjoys their fundamental rights, promoting good governance and a fair and decent working environment for all workers has been a core pillar of the mandate of the present government and its fulfillment is at its heart," Hulangamuwa said.

Concluding its visit, the GSP+ Monitoring Mission last week, the European Union reiterated the urgency for Sri Lanka to align its domestic laws with the international human rights and labour conventions, if it is to continue reaping the benefits of preferential access to the EU market, under the GSP+ trade scheme.

The reminder came in a joint statement issued after the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and H...