Unprecedented unity among educational sector trade unions of Sri Lanka

A newly formed Collective of Educational Administration, Principal and Teacher services of Sri Lanka holding a press conference yesterday protested the moves by the government to hand over the administrative work of the educational offices to the Sri Lanka Administrative Service officials.

So far the administration of the educational offices were conducted entirely by the officials of the Sri Lanka Educational Administrative Service.

The secretary of the Sri Lanka Educational Administrative Service Union Premasiri Epa said that the moves are ahead to appoint Sri Lanka Administrative Service officials to the posts of the Additional Zonal Educational Director (Admin) and Additional Provincial Education Director (Admin).

An unprecedented unity of 15 trade unions of the educational sector is witnessed before this minor matter.

Teachers say that the educational sector trade unions have never joined together like this to fight for the rights oft he teachers.

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