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Trade
Unions unite Strength in unity as Trade Unions join forces to fight for their collective rights
The President of the Trade Union Confederation, K.S. Weerasekara
said that the confederation’s main aim is to safeguard workers’
rights, as they had been violated by different parties in the past
and these workers did not have a strong voice to fight for their
cause.
“In this country, there are many trade unions, but most of
them are politically affiliated which do no go against their party’s
policies, even if they are wrong. What we are trying to do is join
hands with independent trade unions, to voice the plight faced by
workers,” Weerasekara told The Bottom Line.
The confederation includes the Health Sector Alliance, Free Trade
Zone Trade Union, Railway Service Trade Union Alliance, All Ceylon
Union of Teachers, Union of Postal and Telecommunication Officers
and the Principals Union.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Trade Union Confederation, Navaratne
Bandara said that the confederation would identify the year 2008
as the year of struggle for workers, as the present President Mahinda
Rajapaksa led government has failed to deliver any of the promises
it pledged. “We have been tolerant for over a year now, and now our workers are losing their patience, so, will launch islandwide action if our demands continue to fall on deaf ears,” Bandara warned.
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