Employment support for the rehabilitation of former LTTE fighters
The development of the Sri Lankan construction industry is an issue close to our hearts. One of the main issues faced by the industry is the scarcity of skilled workers.
To help rectify this – and, simultaneously, promote national reconciliation – the Company, in collaboration with the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA), organized and successfully completed a training programme by means of which 32 former LTTE cadres acquired construction related skills such as masonry and carpentry. We donated course and assessment materials, paid the lecturers’ fees and provided tool kits for the trainees; we also underwrote the ceremony at which successful participants received certificates in their new skills.