Sri Lanka, April 30 -- It is reported that 18 trade unions representing the Joint Committee of Government Executive Officers have decided to take a trade union action as a protest against the Government's failure to solve the problems faced by the professionals in the public sector. Accordingly, it has been learned that the Joint Committee of Executive Officers has decided to report sick for two days and a written notification in this regard has been made to the Secretary to the President.

This was confirmed by an Additional Secretary to the President, where he referred to a letter issued on April 29, 2024, by the Joint Committee of Government Executive Officers to the Secretary to the President, titled "Government's failure to provide s...