Air hostess-level uniforms for female bus conductors

• Interviews are underway to recruit 450 drivers and 300 conductors, with female staff included in the intake

By Seain Fernandopulle   

Women will soon join the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) as drivers and conductors, dressed in newly designed uniforms at air hostess level, said Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake.   

He noted that interviews are underway to recruit 450 drivers and 300 conductors, with female staff included in the intake.   

In the initial phase, women will be deployed in school buses in the Colombo district, before the programme is expanded.   

The Minister stressed that adequate protection and sanitary facilities would be ensured at depots before women are deployed.   

He also revealed that female recruits will wear newly designed uniforms “at air hostess level,” aimed at modernising the SLTB’s image and making it an attractive workplace for the younger generation.