Government service executive officers have decided to launch an indefinite strike from September 18.
Secretary of All Island Service Executive Officers’ Joint Committee H.A.L. Udayasiri said that the strike would be carried out owing to salary anomalies.
Accordingly, officers attached to 18 services including Engineering, Agriculture, Planning and Architecture will take part in the strike.
Mr. Dayasiri said that the decision to strike had been taken during a union meeting today (Sept 13).
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
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