20 July 2021 12:00 am Views - 243
Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said he could not condone the trade union action by school teachers jeopardising education of children at this time.
Making his remarks to the media, the Minister said he, as a university teacher before joining politics had enormous respect for teachers, but the current trade union action undertaken by them at the cost of children’s education during the pandemic time was unacceptable.
He said any outstanding issue could be resolved through negotiations.
Fourteen trade unions in the education sector have resorted to trade union action by refraining from online education activities. The strike is primarily led by the JVP-affiliated Ceylon Teachers Services’ Union and Ceylon Teachers’ Union which played a role in electing the previous Yahapalana government.