A crucial meeting between the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) and President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. today, November 11. The primary focus of the meeting is anticipated to center around the government’s tax policies and the prevalent challenges within the country’s health sector.
Dr. Haritha Aluthge, Chairman of the GMOA, asserted that the government has yet to fulfill any of the promises it made, adding an air of urgency to the discussions.
Simultaneously, the Federation of University Teachers’ Association (FUTA) has issued a stern warning, stating their intent to undertake extreme trade union actions if the government persists in overlooking issues within the education sector. FUTA emphasizes that these concerns must be addressed in the 2024 Appropriation Bill, underscoring the critical nature of the issues faced by the education sector.
