Several trade unions, including Grama Niladhari unions, have withdrawn from post-disaster relief operations related to Cyclone Ditva in protest over unmet demands.
General Secretary of the All Ceylon Free Grama Niladhari Officers Union, M.K.G. Jagath Chandralal, stated that the trade union action will continue until the promised allowances for disaster relief services are paid.
He further noted that the All Ceylon Disaster Relief Service Officers’ Trade Union and the All Ceylon Central Government Technical Officers’ Union, along with several Grama Niladhari trade unions, have joined the ongoing action demanding the immediate settlement of the allowances.
The unions maintain that officers involved in relief operations have yet to receive the payments promised for their services, and say the protest will continue until a satisfactory resolution is reached.
