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Several trade unions attached to the health, education and railway services are to go ahead with the planned 24-hour countrywide strike tomorrow over the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) issue, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said today.

GMOA Secretary Dr. Naveen De Soyza told a media briefing that about 160 trade unions would join hands with them to protest against the SAITM an added that some 30 trade unions of them would protest tomorrow.

“All state medical officers including ayurvedic doctors, dental and veterinary surgeons will be refraining from engaging in services from 8.00 am tomorrow to 8.00 am on Saturday. The workers attached to other trade unions will hold demonstrations and protests around the country,” he said.

He said that the GMOA was urging the government to immediately nationalize the SAITM and the government should refrain from entering into trade agreements with foreign countries such as the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) which may deprive Sri Lankans of job opportunities.

However, he said several hospitals including the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Castle Street Hospital for Women, De Soysa Hospital for Women in Colombo and Sirimavo Bandaranaike Specialized Children's' Hospital in Kandy, National Cancer Hospital in Maharagama and all kidney, emergency treatment units would be open for patients despite the strike.

Meanwhile, Ceylon Teacher's Union (CTU) Secretary Joseph Stalin told the Daily Mirror that the teachers and principals representing 14 unions attached to all state schools would refrain from engaging in their services tomorrow by holding a sick leave campaign in order to safeguard the free education in the country.

Railway Guards’ Association Secretary P.M.P. Peiris said the railway guards and drivers would also refrain from engaging in their services tomorrow against the SAITM and to oppose on the government’s proposal which could lead to a removal of the pension scheme.

Meanwhile, students attached to state universities would refrain from attending to lectures tomorrow in protest of the SAITM and several lectures attached to state universities would also refrain from engaging in the service. (Kalathma Jayawardhane)

 

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  • Doctor Thursday, 04 May 2017 06:15 PM

    Nice to see teachers taking steps to protect free education. I fully support your decison to fight for free education and free health service. No more private medical practise and private tution.

    channa Thursday, 04 May 2017 07:11 PM

    Totally agree

    IK Thursday, 04 May 2017 07:35 PM

    Good!

    Wishvanath Thursday, 04 May 2017 07:36 PM

    We appreciate your courage!

    AjithZ Thursday, 04 May 2017 08:37 PM

    If no private practice or tution, fully agree to nationalize SAITM.

    Lal Thursday, 04 May 2017 08:38 PM

    How do you prtect it by not teaching? If they strike its the students that suffer not Govt shame on you

    predictor Thursday, 04 May 2017 08:43 PM

    Only 30 percentage of doctors are doing private practice . even though that is after normal duty hours. This fight for standard medical education. via DM Android App

    Sujan Friday, 05 May 2017 05:27 AM

    We are unfortunate people in an so ill fated country where people support selfish motives of Doctors to inflict suffering among themselves. So we deserve the outcome.

    Dee Friday, 05 May 2017 05:49 AM

    Stop Free Education!

    Ashoka Friday, 05 May 2017 06:26 AM

    Please do not lie buddy. No need to strike to correct standards. You can easily help them to upgrade standards by training them in government hospitals. No need to ABOLISH or NATIONALIZE !!! Do you think the public in this country are fools.

    ralahamy Friday, 05 May 2017 08:14 AM

    Does that 30% doctors and unknown number of teachers in private tuition pay income tax? They studied with the tax poor people paid to state. Now they holding the poor man to ransom. Politicians and rich one's will not in the OPD queue for medicine.

    suresh Friday, 05 May 2017 08:49 AM

    when will you guys get back to work and serve the people whose money gave you free education

    Rex Friday, 05 May 2017 09:17 AM

    Then put forward the standards for the education system.

    Freddy Yong Friday, 05 May 2017 09:18 AM

    Enough to enough. The Government must stop this nonsense staged by a bunch of 'coolies' who call themselves the GMOA which is now a dirty word among the general citizenry of this Country. Mr. President, please order the arrest of the ringleaders of the so-called GMOA, put these idiots in jail because that's what they are, idiots, issue letters of cancellation of their medical profession to all those who participate and bring in good Doctors from India to take care of the helplessly sick.

    simon Friday, 05 May 2017 09:44 AM

    This is a sinister move to strike, after all it is the poor that have to face the consequences. Cancer has to be uprooted from its root. Before long people will stand up against the strikers rest assured.


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