The Public Health Inspectors’ Union today began a nationwide trade union action at 8.00 am, suspending all administrative data submissions and system updates in protest against the transfer of PHI B.H. Migasdeniya from the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport Health Office.

Union officials said the move was prompted by opposition to irregular activities at the airport health office and criticized the Ministry of Health for failing to provide a solution despite being informed earlier.

As part of the action, all Public Health Inspectors and Administrative PHIs across the island will halt the provision of reports and data to the administration. The union stated that any data withheld during this period will not be updated into systems at a later stage.

They demanded the immediate cancellation of Migasdeniya’s transfer and called for a fair inquiry into the matter. 

The union also strongly rejected attempts to reduce the approved cadre of PHIs at the Colombo Port Health Office and Katunayake Airport Health Office.

At the same time, union leaders stressed their readiness to support a fair investigation and expressed willingness to engage in discussions with authorities at any time. (Newswire)

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The trade union action launched by Grama Niladhari officers has been called off following discussions with the Ministry of Public Administration.

The decision was reached after talks today (17) between representatives of Grama Niladhari associations, Minister of Public Administration Chandana Abeyratne, and the Ministry Secretary. 

Association representatives said that during the meeting, the President joined via telephone and assured that steps would be taken to address their demands in the upcoming budget.

Following this assurance, the associations announced that they had decided to end the trade union action. 

They further confirmed that all Grama Niladhari officers will resume duties as usual on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, beginning this week. (Newswire)

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All trade union members of the Department of Wildlife Conservation today (13) reported sick leave and commenced trade union action opposing the government’s move to absorb Civil Security Department officers into the Wildlife Department.

The protest will lead to a massive demonstration staged outside the Wildlife Department headquarters in Battaramulla. 

Speaking to the media, President of the All‑Ceylon Wildlife Officers’ Association, Indika Peiris charged that the Director General of the Wildlife Department was acting arbitrarily and attempting to carry out recruitments in a manner that was unjust to existing officers.

“We are not against the recruitments themselves, but the process is flawed. We requested discussions, yet the Director General ignored us and is proceeding in the wrong way. This harms not only field assistants and secondary‑level officers, but also rangers, site assistants, and guards across the department,” Peiris said.

He added that despite repeated requests for talks before July 13, no discussions were granted, forcing officers to resort to sick leave and protest action.

It is reported that in response to the claims, Wildlife Director General Ranjan Marasinghe said that discussions had already been provided regarding employee concerns. 

He further noted that the Ministry of Environment has appointed a committee to decide on the absorption of Civil Security Department officers, with future steps to be determined by its recommendations. (Newswire)

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