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CPC workers union condemns minister’s statement
The Ceylon Petroleum Common Workers’ Union says that it was proposed long ago to change the weekly fuel quota ending day from Sunday to Tuesday but it was actually delayed by the subject Minister.
In a press release, the union assures they responsibly state that they had continued to work overtime on Sundays on the insistence of the minister.
“Our officials as well as employees had requested to stop the Sunday work… The former managing director has also tried to stop this on several occasions, but we reiterate that this was prevented by the intervention of the minister. This is due to the irrational fear that there will be fuel queues on Mondays if deliveries were stopped on Sundays,” they say.
However, the minister himself recently said that the decision to end the quota on Tuesdays had led to cutting down a considerable amount of costs in the form of overtime pay.
By stating this, the minister is hinting that the workers had worked on Sundays in a bid to secure extra overtime and we vehemently condemn this attempt to instigate public hate against the petroleum workers, it further notes.
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President AKD – Australian Dy. Prime Minister meet
President Anura Kumara Disanayake held discussions with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia Richard Marles at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (June 03).
The meeting focused on further strengthening the historic ties between Sri Lanka and Australia, with a particular emphasis on enhancing bilateral cooperation.
President Disanayake highlighted Sri Lanka’s progress towards economic stability and briefed Deputy Prime Minister Marles on the government’s ongoing efforts to combat corruption and fraud. He also expressed appreciation for the Australian Government’s support in recent maritime security operations and its assistance in addressing illegal trade, human trafficking, terrorism and arms smuggling. The President further reaffirmed that Sri Lanka remains a secure destination for tourism and investment.
Deputy Prime Minister Marles, reflecting on the 70-year economic and political relationship between the two countries, conveyed Australia’s commitment to working closely with Sri Lanka’s new administration.
He praised the government’s anti-corruption initiatives and emphasized that enhancing trade, economic, political, tourism and investment relations was a central objective of his visit.
The Australian delegation included Mr Paul Stephens, Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka; Mr Gregory Laurence Moriarty, Secretary of the Department of Defence; Mr Simon Eric O’Connor, Senior Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister; and Ms Lalita Kapur, Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Representing Sri Lanka were Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President and Mr Roshan Gamage, Additional Secretary to the President.
(President’s Media Division)
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