The Irrigation Engineering Diplomats Association (IEDA) Sri Lanka has stepped into trade union action. The association announced that it is withdrawing from weekend duties today (14) and tomorrow (15).
The protest comes over what the group describes as unfair treatment in the latest Budget.
Sick leave and further steps
Association Secretary S. A. R. K. Subasinghe explained that all Engineering Assistants will take trade union action by reporting sick on November 16 and 17.
According to Subasinghe, the Budget proposals presented by the President showed very little regard for their demands regarding allowances, granting benefits to only a chosen group of workers.
“The Budget proposals presented by the President have given very little consideration to our requests regarding allowances. Allowances have been granted only to a select group of employees, which has caused deep disappointment among our members.”S. A. R. K. Subasinghe
What happens next
The association is preparing an island-wide trade union action and is ready to take further stringent trade union measures until a favourable response is received from the relevant authorities.
