Priyantha Thilakaratne, Vice President of the Sri Lanka Hospitality Owners Association, said that hotels, restaurants and lodgings are the main places facing the threat of closure in the tourism sector due to the crisis in Sri Lanka.
He also mentioned that due to the economic crisis, more than 10,000 tourist hotels, including five-star hotels, have been closed across the country.
termination of employment
At the same time, labor union leaders point out that due to the increase in electricity tariffs, many companies are facing the risk of closure and almost two lakh workers are at risk of losing their jobs.
Sri Lanka Hospitality Owners Association has requested the government to provide relief in electricity bills and representatives of the association say they are ready to provide hotel roofs if the government implements the solar cell project.
Due to the economic crisis, some companies have already introduced various plans to lay off and downsize employees.