ICEU demands Bill gazetted to increase pvt sector wages
2015-06-14
Inter-Company Employees Union (ICEU) today urged President Maithripala Sirisena to take immediate action to gazette the Bill increasing private sector workers’ wages by Rs. 2500 as promised in the Interim Budget.
ICEU President Wasantha Samarasinghe alleged that several United National Party (UNP) Ministers were trying to disregard by procrastinating the move till the Parliament is dissolved.
He said it was a shame for the UNP-based government that had said the salary of the private sector workers would only be increased by Rs. 1500, and thereby they had broken a pledge given to the people.
“Cost of living is skyrocketing and therefore our request is very fair. We demand the government to do this before the Parliament is dissolved,” Mr, Samarasinghe said. (Piyumi Fonseka)
2015-06-14Inter-Company Employees Union (ICEU) today urged President Maithripala Sirisena to take immediate action to gazette the Bill increasing private sector workers’ wages by Rs. 2500 as promised in the Interim Budget. ICEU President Wasantha Samarasinghe alleged that several United National Party (UNP) Ministers were trying to disregard by procrastinating the move till the Parliament is dissolved.
He said it was a shame for the UNP-based government that had said the salary of the private sector workers would only be increased by Rs. 1500, and thereby they had broken a pledge given to the people.
“Cost of living is skyrocketing and therefore our request is very fair. We demand the government to do this before the Parliament is dissolved,” Mr, Samarasinghe said. (Piyumi Fonseka)
