INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
All health sector employees except doctors will go on an island-wide strike on Tuesday (Jan
16), the Paramedical Services Front (PMSF) said.President of the association Upul Rohana stated that this token strike would be launched in
conjunction with 27 trade unions in the health sector.Meanwhile, the Director of the Colombo National Hospital Dr
Rukshan Bellana emphasized that it was close to midnight when the dinner was served to the patients at the hospital on Thursday (11), owing
allowance for doctors by Rs
70,000.A 24-hour strike was launched by the professionals affiliated with supplementary medical services on Tuesday (Jan.09), followed by
the 48-hour strike initiated by the trade unions attached to the Paramedical Services Front (PMSF) on Wednesday (Jan.10).The paramedical
administration officers, and healthcare assistants also engaged in a one-day token strike from 6:00 a.m
