Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- A national policy on occupational safety and health is being drafted and is expected to be published soon, the Ministry of Labour said.

This was revealed during a meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Labour Affairs, held recently under the chairmanship of Minister of Labour Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando.

Ministry officials said that the process of formulating a national policy on occupational safety and health has reached the final stage and that it is expected to be published soon.

It was also revealed that steps have been taken to update the data base of the Labour Department in a timely manner and under the government's digitalization programme, amendments are being made to ensure that workers are...