In accordance with the agreement between the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and trade unions following the new launching of the Hambantota Magampura Port, 135 port workers were given permanent Jobs and others were paid Rs. 13 lakh as compensation.
New appointments were handed over in a ceremony held at the Mahapola Ports and Maritime Academy headed by Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarsinghe.
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, Ports and Shipping Deputy Minister Nishantha Mutuhettigama, Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake and officials were present.