Wednesday, July 4, 2018

TEACHERS LAUNCHED A SICK NOTE CAMPAIGN-WHILE SCHOOL CHILDREN ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN LARGE NUMBERS

Due to the Island Wide Sick note

campaign launched by the government school teachers attached to four trade Unions ,some schools had not functioned  Although  School Children in large numbers  have attended Schools as usual.

The Teachers and Principals attached to the Trade Union Collective on  protecting Education which organized the Sick note campaign had protested in front of the Education Ministey at Battaramulla after reaching there by a protest march from Sugathadasa Stadium in Palawatta , demanding to stop making political appointments in the Education Sector.

During the Protest a brawl had occurred between a group of protestors and new appointees and as a result the president of the Ceylon Teachers Union Dammika Alahapperuma was injured and admitted to Colombo National Hospital.

The sick note campaign was laumched against the new appointments made to the Education sector on the pretext of Political Injustice.

While Trade Unions have stated the trade union action was successful ,Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam.has stated the strike waa unsuccessful.


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