Ratnapura District Member of Parliament Gamini Valeboda, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Alleviating the Impact of the Economic Crisis, says that the number of people who have lost their jobs in the construction sector due to the economic crisis has exceeded 12 lakh.
In addition to this, the MP said that a large number of people who were engaged in indirect jobs related to this sector have also lost their livelihood and has requested the government to immediately implement a formal program to provide relief to this group.