Striking work imperilling children’s education cannot be condoned: Minister

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Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said he could not condone the trade union action by school teachers jeopardizing the education of children at this time.

Making his remarks to the media, the Minister said he, as a university teacher before joining politics, had enormous respect for teachers, but the current trade union action undertaken by them at the cost of children’s education during the pandemic time was unacceptable.

He said any outstanding issue could be resolved through negotiations.

Fourteen trade unions in the education sector have resorted to trade union action by refraining from online education activities. The strike is primarily led by the JVP-affiliated Ceylon Teachers Services Union and Ceylon Teachers Union which played a role in electing the previous Yahapalana government. (Kelum Bandara)

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V P KUMAR Monday, 19 July 2021 05:04 PM

GRATE MINISTER OF THE WORLD,PEOPLE OF SIR LANKA HAW TO ANSWER THE QUSTIAN.

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Lanka Monday, 19 July 2021 05:45 PM

U be very careful what u doing to our children! If U help To destroy our education, U r family will pay the consequences decades to come.

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Hoo Flung Dung Monday, 19 July 2021 07:58 PM

His cabinet spokesman made a derogatory comment about teachers.. As a once respected academic and teacher doesn't he realise this remark is insulting him as well..

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Seqi Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:35 AM

What we need is strikingly good work to be done by you, Sir

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Johan Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:56 AM

He is a useless professor cannot even think whether all children and teachers have electronic facilities To conduct online classes when people are suffering for two meals a day

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