Sri Lanka Petroleum Unions Call Off Strike
The Petroleum Trade Unions yesterday decided to suspend their strike action following discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday.
The unions' collective says they have decided to suspend the strike until Tuesday (August 1), following a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena this evening.
Ministers Arjuna Ranatunga, Mahinda Amaraweera and Duminda Dissanayake participated in the meeting alongside with the President. The meeting took place at the Presidential Secretariat. Rajakaruna said the President asked Minister Ranatunga to take up the TU concerns with the Chinese company.
The government declared the fuel distribution an essential service from midnight Tuesday and deployed the Army to distribute fuel from today.
The CPC launched an indefinite strike from July 24 midnight on the heels of inking the Hambantota Port Concessionary Agreement. The strike was temporarily called off following a meeting with the President on July 26.
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