The industrial actions and strikes that began last year in the telecommunication sector in Sri Lanka are continuing despite grave attempts by government forces to intimidate and undermine the workers will. The issues are ones that are familiar to workers all around the world, namely the use of contract labour, insecure and casual employment, and low pay. Labour activists are looking for solidarity around the world and are planning to extend industrial action to other areas of the economy. This strike is only one of a number of industrial dispute that have hit Sri Lanka as workers find themselves battling a new round of assaults on their wages and conditions.
The industrial actions and strikes that began last year in the telecommunication sector in Sri Lanka are continuing despite grave attempts by government forces to intimidate and undermine the workers will. The issues are ones that are familiar to workers all around the world, namely the use of contract labour, insecure and casual employment, and low pay. Labour activists are looking for solidarity around the world and are planning to extend industrial action to other areas of the economy. This strike is only one of a number of industrial dispute that have hit Sri Lanka as workers find themselves battling a new round of assaults on their wages and conditions.
