• Health Ministry has failed to provide concrete solutions to their seven demands despite recent token strike

By Sheain Fernandopulle and Ajith Siriwardana

The Government health workers will resort to indefinite trade union action starting from 7.00 am today (07) over the government’s failure to address their grievances despite a recent token strike.   

Head of the Sri Lankan Association of Government Medical Laboratory Technologists Ravi Kumudesh told Daily Mirror that the Health Ministry had failed to provide concrete solutions to their seven demands.  

“We have categorically informed the Health Ministry Secretary in writing about our grievances; however, he has turned a blind eye to our demands. Thus, we decided to launch an indefinite trade union action from this morning,” he said.  

Accordingly, the strike will be carried out by 16 teams of health professionals, including medical laboratory scientists, pharmacists, radiologists, public health inspectors and family health officers.