Several medical professionals threaten TU action

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Colombo, August 17 (Daily Mirror) - All supplementary medical professionals attached to 31 hospitals under the Western Province have decided to launch trade union action from Tuesday (19).

The decision was announced today (17) by the Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine, citing strong opposition to the “Transfer Orders 2024,” which the Provincial Director of Health Services has instructed to implement despite serious irregularities and widespread objections.

Reports indicate that the transfer orders are scheduled to be issued tomorrow (18).

The Council noted that although discussions have been ongoing with relevant officials in the Western Province for over a year, no responsible authority has taken steps to resolve the matter.

“If the transfer orders are enforced, it will become impossible to continue 24-hour hospital operations, severely affecting both staff and patients, the Joint Council warned,” a council representative said.

The strike will involve seven categories of supplementary medical professionals, including radiographers, medical laboratory technologists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, and pharmacists.

As a result, essential services such as X-rays, CT scans, laboratory tests, physiotherapy, and other related services are expected to be disrupted.

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Indraraj Sunday, 17 August 2025 08:04 PM

Are the doctors currently stationed in the western province worried that their lucrative private practice is going to go under when they get transferred?

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Cassie Sunday, 17 August 2025 10:38 PM

Must have more context to understand what's going on. There are three sides to every story. What one said, the other said and what truly happened.

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Jude Monday, 18 August 2025 03:19 AM

If they resort to TU action, fire them all. No one is indispensable, remember everyone is replaceable. If you can't replace get them from India or some other place. Don't allow some low life low level low class scumbags to dictate terms to a government holding 2/3rds power.

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Jude Monday, 18 August 2025 04:09 AM

Do what JR did in 1980 general strike. The government responded by declaring a state of emergency and outlawing strikes in any public sector or economy-related area under the public security act. Furthermore, individuals participating in illegal strikes were deemed to have vacated their employment.

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Ram P Monday, 18 August 2025 04:45 AM

This is thuggary. When routine transfers are made they want the transfer to a Hospital of their liking. When engaging interns they must be asked to sign that they will work in any Hospital in the country

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