Health Trade Union Alliance to Discuss Demands with Ministry of Health Representatives

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February 23, Colombo (LNW): The Health Trade Union Alliance has announced that trade union representatives will meet with representatives of the Ministry of Health on Tuesday (27) to discuss their demands. Co-convener of the Alliance, Chanaka Dharmawickrama, mentioned that a report will be prepared to calculate the cost of the proposed allowance and assess the ability to pay.

The report will be jointly prepared by representatives of the Health Trade Union Alliance and representatives of the Health Ministry. Dharmawickrama stated that once the report is compiled, information regarding the allowance will be submitted to the Ministry of Finance.

The Health Trade Union Alliance, consisting of 72 health unions, recently initiated a strike action, demanding the Rs. 35,000 DAT allowance that the government recently granted to doctors be extended to them as well.

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