Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) across the country have reported sick leave today as part of an islandwide symbolic trade union action over the transfer of a PHI attached to the Health Office at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.

The trade union action has been launched following the transfer of Public Health Inspector B.H. Meegasdeniya, who the association claims was transferred after raising objections to alleged illegal activities at the airport health office.

In a statement, the association said the Health Office at the Bandaranaike International Airport had been conducting various tests for many years and alleged that it had repeatedly brought incidents of corruption, irregularities and mis...