Five more trade unions in Sri Lanka join NTUC campaign for public sector pay hikes

Five trade unions attached to the Government Printer's Department in Sri Lanka have decided to support the campaign launched by the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated National Trade Union Center (NTUC) to demand for a Rs. 8,000 wage hike for the working masses.


NTUC Head and JVP politburo member K.D. Lalkantha and representatives of the NTUC held discussions today with representatives of the five trade unions attached to the Government Printer's Department at the Department auditorium.
Lalkantha said the NTUC had explained the reason behind the demand for a Rs. 8,000 salary increase for the public sector and similar increases for the private and estate sector employees.
"The trade unionists at the Government Printer's Department agreed with the demand and said a joint action has to be initiated to win the demand," he said.
He explained that the demand for a Rs. 8,000 salary increment is not based on a pledge made by the President, but in line with the increase in the cost of living index.