No alternative but strike to win our demands – veterinary officers association
Aug 05, 2016
State veterinary officers association has decided to start a nationwide strike on the 9th and 10th anticipating a solution to the demands they have urged from the government. Secretary of the union Dr. P.L. Kumarawadu said they have forwarded many demands to the subject minister including to amend the constitution of the health service and the livestock production, reinstating the veterinary doctors in the second salary scale in the state administration service, changing the provincial veterinary position to a first class position and changing all vacant appointments to first class appointments.
He further said, although the ministry has promised to give solutions whenever his union has raised awareness to the ministry about their inaction, the authorities have failed to deliver their demands for a long time.
Therefore, island wide veterinary surgeons are going to take a trade union action on the 9th and 10th of this month and due to this the security activities of the air port and sea port would be collapsed. Dr. Kumarawadu said livestock farms, attached sections also would be collapsed and due to this, cows, fowls and chicks would be dead.
He further said although the government is creating infrastructure strategies to self-sustain the country by dairy products and livestock the government has failed to resolve the problems of the veterinary surgeons and its staffs in the health department. Therefore the government strategies to self sustain the country is restricted only for plans.
Vice chairman of the veterinary doctors association Dr. S.A. Seelanatha said despite there are 300 vacancies for veterinary surgeons only 175 appointments have been made.
Former chairman of the union P.N.M. Ekanayake and committee member W.K.R. Dayananda participated for the media briefing.
Therefore, island wide veterinary surgeons are going to take a trade union action on the 9th and 10th of this month and due to this the security activities of the air port and sea port would be collapsed. Dr. Kumarawadu said livestock farms, attached sections also would be collapsed and due to this, cows, fowls and chicks would be dead.
He further said although the government is creating infrastructure strategies to self-sustain the country by dairy products and livestock the government has failed to resolve the problems of the veterinary surgeons and its staffs in the health department. Therefore the government strategies to self sustain the country is restricted only for plans.
Vice chairman of the veterinary doctors association Dr. S.A. Seelanatha said despite there are 300 vacancies for veterinary surgeons only 175 appointments have been made.
Former chairman of the union P.N.M. Ekanayake and committee member W.K.R. Dayananda participated for the media briefing.
Reported by Nadeeka Daya Bandara
