07/11/2011
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Daily Mirror
The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) has decided to stop the lectures in all universities from next week as there has been no tangible resolution of their salary issue.
07/11/2011
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Daily Mirror
Indicating developing signs of disruptions on the 2011 A/L answer script evaluation process, the academics have decided to refrain from submitting marking schemes for the answer scripts, the Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) said.
06/03/2011
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Reuters
By C. Bryson Hull COLOMBO, June 3 (Reuters) - Thousands of Sri Lankan workerswent on strike on Friday, the latest stoppage in five days oflabour unrest supported by the Marxist opposition that has
06/02/2011
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Reuters
* Marxist-led union protests continue * Govt says withdraws pension proposal By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, June 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Marxist oppositionand the government traded
06/02/2011
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Federation of University Teachers' Associations
blog of the Federation of University Teachers' Associations
05/31/2011
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Reuters
* Unions say govt trying to force pension change * More than 200 injured in Monday's clash * BOI closes main free trade zone for 2nd day By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, May 31 (Reuters)
04/18/2011
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BBC
Trade unions affiliated to Sri Lanka's ruling coalition are divided over the president's call for mass protests against a UN report.
09/01/2010
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Himal Southasian
S Thavaratnam, chairman of the Jaffna District Fishermen’s Cooperative Society Unions Federation, played a significant role in unionising fishermen in northern Sri Lanka, starting in the mid-1970s. At that time, small unions were established in every fishing village across the Northern Province. As the civil war took hold, however, communication across villages became difficult and the federation was disrupted, and the unions in the Jaffna District functioned as a smaller federation. Thavaratnam became the president of that federation in 1995. He recently spoke with Himal contributing editor Ahilan Kadirgamar, and explained the impact of the civil war on the fishing industry, the problem of South Indian trawlers encroaching on Sri Lankan waters, and the need for more advanced boats. Translated from the Tamil.
08/12/2010
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Maple Ridge News
While two already crowded Maple Ridge prisons are preparing to house up to 200 Tamil asylum seekers, the union that represents prison guards in B.C. is worrying the influx will endanger its employees – and the refugees.