By: Isuru Parakrama
Colombo (LNW): A token strike will be held on August 03, 2023 in demonstration of the disapproval of the failure to cancel the circular issued by the Health Secretary censoring health workers from producing statements to the media without the consent of their departmental heads.
The strike action has been organised by the Academy of Health Professionals, and its Chairman Ravi Kumudesh revealed that the Health Secretary has not yet responded to the queries made regarding the communique in question.
A special conference will also be held on August 03, with health professionals and civil organisations together disclosing many other issues pertaining to the country’s Health Service, Kumudesh asserted.
Earlier, trade unions and concerned individuals pointed out that the communique in question is a direct blow in the head against the health employees’ freedom of expression and freedom of speech.
The said circular failed to mention the provisions of the Establishment Code concerning trade unions and health professionals’ associations, Kumudesh added.
