CEB interdicts 51 more staff members, trade unions discuss counter measures

Fifty one  more Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) employees were placed under interdicting  for disrupting services during a  three-day protests over the proposed restructuring of the CEB.

From January 3 to January 5, members of the CEB labor union staged a three-day protest campaign against the new Electricity Bill and the government's plan to restructure the Board.

The CEB initially suspended 15 cash counter staff members on Monday (15) for closing counters and refusing to accept payments, causing inconvenience to customers.

As a result, a total of 66 CEB employees are currently suspended from their services.

On January 6, The Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has requested CEB management to suspend and take disciplinary action against employees causing disruption to the uninterrupted electricity supply or violating guidelines after a three-day trade union action which was declared an essential service on January 3)by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Meanwhile trade unions are in the process of discussing counter measures they would be taking in relations to the interdiction of employees.