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I
am pleased to send greetings to the working people of Sri Lanka
when the workers of the world proudly celebrate May Day – the
International Workers’ Day.
The cooperation extended by the working people towards our
efforts to build a prosperous Sri Lanka in keeping with the
policies of the Mahinda Chinthana, that give priority to the
aspirations of the people to take the country towards major
development, is very much valued by me.
Many are the victories brought to this country by the working
people, and I am privileged to share this honour with them. I
believe they are honoured by our steps to take this country on
the correct path of development with a good understanding of the
aspirations of the people.
It is a great strength to the country for its working people to
be united irrespective of any differences of race, religion,
caste and politics. Those who suffer most when peace in the
country is destroyed are the working people and their children,
and this awareness has made the workers of the country to be
patient and support the government in its efforts to defeat
terrorism and bring peace to the country. This is a great
encouragement towards securing the future of the country.
Facing up to these challenges, the government has implemented
policies to provide relief to the working people and bring
prosperity to their lives. That is why we act to safeguard the
rights of workers in
the private sector while strengthening the rights of those in
the state sector. It is because this is a pro-people government
that we have acted to bring down the prices of a range of
consumer items while implementing policies directed at the
long-term goal of strengthening the national economy and
achieving real freedom for the country. We will continue our
strong commitment to safeguard the rights of the working people,
and strengthening the economy.
I look forward to the continued cooperation of the working
people in meeting the challenges of bringing about lasting peace
in the country and strengthening our economy. It is my wish that
we will all succeed in building a New Sri Lanka that is
beneficial to all. |