Senior Sri Lankan minister accuses trade unions of not working in the best interest of the workers and public

A senior Sri Lankan minister has said that trade unions in the country were not keen to serve their membership or the people, but were trying to attain political objectives.


Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has told the media that some 100,000 health sector employees are involved in 104 trade unions and that only 54 of the trade unions are active.

Sirisena has added that a few health sector trade unions with a handful of members were trying to disrupt the healthcare system in state healthcare institutions.

According to the Minister, the government would not be in a position to provide a 100 percent successful health service to its people as long as the health sector employees have a negative mentality.