Doctors to strike at Eastern Province hospitals

Colombo, Jan. 19 (Daily Mirror) - Doctors attached to all government hospitals in the Eastern Province will resume strike action from 8.00 a.m. today, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said.

The trade union action is due to the government’s failure to respond to the demands raised by the association.

The GMOA said the trade union action had been temporarily suspended during the Thai Pongal festival to minimise inconvenience to the public, but would now be reinstated due to the lack of a satisfactory response from the authorities.