(UTV|COLOMBO) – Railway trade unions have resorted to a token strike again from midnight yesterday (27) to midnight today (28).
However, Sri Lanka Railways was declared an Essential Public Service and the relevant gazette notification was issued earlier yesterday. After railway service is made an essential service, action could be taken against railway employees who go on strike under the emergency law, according to State Minister of Transport Ashok Abeysinghe.
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