Minister says half-dressed postal worker was former PC chairman

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Colombo, August 21 (Daily Mirror) - Minister Nalinda Jayatissa told Parliament today (21) that the half-dressed postal employee who addressed the media yesterday regarding the ongoing strike is a former Chairman of the Lunugamvehera Provincial Council.

Explaining the government’s position, the minister said that postal employees are provided with uniforms, socks, shoes, and an allowance for stitching. “They now request that uniforms not be issued and instead that the allowance be paid directly,” he noted.

Minister Jayatissa further stated that a section of trade unions at the Central Mail Exchange had launched a strike opposing the fingerprint attendance system and demanding higher overtime payments.

“In order for overtime to be calculated, we need fingerprint recording. Many postal workers already use the system. Why can’t those at the Central Mail Exchange also comply?” he asked.

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Pathmaranjan Thursday, 21 August 2025 02:21 PM

What kind of education these people have. These are the people we choose for PC . Very sad.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Thursday, 21 August 2025 11:35 PM

That is why the PCs and local governments should be abolished and those should be run by qualified civil servants. Majority of corruption is in these two institutions.

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Sam Gamvas Thursday, 21 August 2025 02:30 PM

You have had been an example of for these crooks. Past is past. Now you have 159 in the parliament bring laws to sack these kind of idiots. We can't run a country with strikes. You should understand that too.

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Rip Winkle Thursday, 21 August 2025 02:49 PM

Stand your ground, sir. Don't give in to these fellow's unreasonable demands.

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Ram P Thursday, 21 August 2025 03:13 PM

These crooked workers get their friends to mark their arrival and departure to office and fraudulantly get OT and other benefits paid. When it is the finger print they cannot resort to what they have been doing and that is why they oppose. The clean honest workers are ready to provide their finger print.

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Cassie Thursday, 21 August 2025 03:22 PM

So who created the monster? Protesting about everything is a well known JVP tactic. Now lamenting will get no public sympathy.

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Izzy Thursday, 21 August 2025 07:04 PM

It was "Lassie"

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Rafeek Thursday, 21 August 2025 05:20 PM

Thsi previous Goverment trainees they need the old system did they go to strike on the past goverment

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