Sathosa, CWE and Health gazetted as Essential Services | Daily News

Sathosa, CWE and Health gazetted as Essential Services

The President has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification on Wednesday night declaring Lanka Sathosa Limited, Co-operative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) and all services and offices under the purview of Provincial Councils and healthcare services as Essential Services.

The gazette has been issued in accordance with the powers vested in the President, under the Section 2 of the Essential Public Services Act, No. 61 of 1979.

As per the Extraordinary Gazette all services, works or labour of any description necessary or required to be carried out in connection with supply, storage, distribution and regulatory activities of food, beverages including all other essential consumable items to public which performed by Lanka Sathosa Ltd, Co-operative Wholesale Establishment, Food Commissioner Department, Department of Cooperative Development and Cooperative Societies, will become Essential Services.

Also all services, work or labour of any description to be performed by or required by all government offices under the Provincial Councils and all Services, works or labour of any description to be performed or required by in connection with health services will become essential services.