Sri Lankan workers take action against insecure work

This month, hundreds of workers employed at the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to read household meters went on strike demanding that they be made permanent employees, see video. The issue of precarious employment has been fought against by these workers for a number of years. This week, after a strike of three weeks, the workers ended their actions after successful negotiations with the Power and Energy Minister, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, who promised to resolve the issue of insecure employment status.

This month, hundreds of workers employed at the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to read household meters went on strike demanding that they be made permanent employees, see video. The issue of precarious employment has been fought against by these workers for a number of years. This week, after a strike of three weeks, the workers ended their actions after successful negotiations with the Power and Energy Minister, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, who promised to resolve the issue of insecure employment status.