Reports state that teachers have decided to refrain from marking O/L exam answer papers this afternoon (12 June).
Continuing salary anomalies and the stagnant rate of pay for paper marking are some of the reasons for this protest planned by the Teacher-Principal Coalition, scheduled for this afternoon in front of the zonal educational offices.
Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers Union, Joseph Stalin stated that teachers have engaged in paper marking as they took the plight of the school children into consideration.
Further trade union action that has planned include a sick leave campaign by teachers on 26 June, where teachers will gather in Colombo for a demonstration, he further added.
