Colombo (LNW): Various state sector and provincial public service trade unions are set to initiate a nationwide protest campaign tomorrow (27), addressing several demands.
The protest is scheduled to start at noon on the specified date, based on several key demands including a Rs. 20,000 wage increase and enhanced allowances from January 2024, Coordinator of the trade union collective, Chandana Sooriyarachchi disclosed.
Additionally, they are advocating for the reinstatement of pension entitlements for those who entered the state sector in 2016 and later.
Sooriyarachchi cautioned that if the government does not respond favourably, a series of trade union actions will follow.
