අයවැයෙන් සහන නැතැයි පවසමින් රාජ්‍ය සේවා ඉංජිනේරුවන් සංකේත වැඩ වර්ජනයක

Daily Mirror and Newswire report that public or government service engineers staged a nationwide token walkout on November 13 over the 2027 Budget. Hiru News and Hiru News (සිංහල) also report a token strike by government or public service engineers; Hiru News highlights the Rs. 75,000 field allowance.

Newswire reports that the Government Service Engineers’ Association is seeking to reinstate the Field Attendance and Transport (FAT) Allowance at Rs. 75,000, pointing to current economic conditions and the costs of field assignments. Newswire says the association reported that Sri Lanka Engineering Service officers received the allowance from 2012 until it was stopped in 2024.

Newswire reports that the association said it had understood the allowance would return in the 2027 Budget, but that its request was not met. Newswire says proposed union measures include stopping field inspections and work outside regular hours, avoiding district and divisional coordinating meetings, gatherings with provincial officials and politicians, and official opening events, and stepping away from bid-review and procurement committees.

Newswire reports that the association announced a further nationwide stoppage and a large-scale protest drive for November 16 if the issue remains unresolved. Newswire says the association warned its actions could continue without a set end until the government provides an immediate resolution, and that it would hold the government responsible for any resulting interruption to development projects. Newswire also reports that a media briefing was set for noon on November 13 at a trade union venue on Professor Stanley Wijesundera Mawatha in Colombo 07.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.