Health professionals have launched a 24 hour token strike protesting against reduction of their allowances, crippling services at state hospitals.
Unions related to health professional services announced their decision to strike after talks with the Treasury officials failed yesterday (March 17).
Accordingly, the Federation of Health Professionals stated that the strike would be in effect from 7 a.m. today across all hospitals island-wide.
Seven trade unions have expressed their support. However, Chalith Amaradiwakara, the Co-Convenor of the Joint Federation of Paramedic Professionals, has deemed the strike unjustified.
Postal TUs also on strike Meanwhile, the Joint Postal Trade Union Front has confirmed that its ongoing postal workers’ strike will continue today, as negotiations remain unresolved.
Co-Convenor of the association Chinthaka Bandara stated that since the strike began the day before yesterday, more than one million mails and parcels have accumulated in post offices across the country.
However, Jagath Mahinda, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Postal Services Association, has claimed that the strike has been largely unsuccessful.
