Teachers, principals, teacher instructors, and Piriven teachers are set to stage a one-day sick leave campaign today (26) to protest unresolved salary discrepancies and other demands.
According to the Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU), General Secretary Joseph Stalin stated that the Cabinet sub-committee has agreed to address one-third of their salary anomalies as recommended by the Subodhini Committee Report. However, he noted that no action has been taken to resolve the remaining salary anomalies for teachers and principals.
The sick leave campaign aims to demand the settlement of the remaining two-thirds of the salary anomalies for teachers and principals. All participating educators will gather opposite the Fort Railway Station today to demonstrate and discuss their next steps if the government does not respond.
“Additionally, we demand that the government not burden parents with school expenses. It has been two years without action to resolve the salary anomaly issue. During the sick leave campaign, teachers and principals will refrain from their educational activities,” Stalin said.
