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Sitting of Thursday, 5 June 2025

10th Parliament· 16 debates· 166 speeches· 58 speakers

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  6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Jaffna Teaching Hospital Voluntary Workers (Q.668/2025) 6 speeches
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media JJB

      AI summary The Deputy Minister stated that inquiries into non-cadre staff found that some individuals had been serving voluntarily at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, reportedly with permission granted in 2021 for a three-month period. He said they worked a few hours under a roster on duties outside direct patient care, were not government appointees, and therefore no labour law violation arose. He added that the Ministry’s Emergency Raids Unit is examining complaints, but no complaint on this matter has been received so far.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna Independent Group 17 - Jaffna

      AI summary Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna raised a supplementary question regarding 170 workers who served at Jaffna Teaching Hospital from 2021 to 2024 and were later removed after lodging complaints, with a court case now pending. He asked for assurance that they would receive priority in new recruitments, as previously indicated, instead of recruitment proceeding on the basis of a separate name list.

      EmploymentJustice & Human Rights Full speech →
    • The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni JJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni said a group facing employment hardship had met officials at the Ministry and that he had explained the current legal position. He noted that many had been promised permanency, that their full list was obtained in January 2025, and that no national recruitment in their category has occurred since then. He stated that they had been given a written assurance that they would receive priority when recruitment resumes.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna Independent Group 17 - Jaffna

      AI summary Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna asked a second supplementary question about individuals who had worked as volunteers at Jaffna Teaching Hospital despite lacking formal government appointments. He stated that their service records had been destroyed, that they were being individually victimized, and that they had worked without pay. He asked whether they could be paid for 36 months of service through the hospital welfare society.

      EmploymentHealthcareJustice & Human Rights Full speech →
    • The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni JJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni stated that the individuals concerned are legally recorded as volunteers, a situation seen in other Northern and Eastern hospitals, though not on the same scale as in Jaffna. He said any payments made to them were outside the Government’s authority and may have come from an NGO or another body. He indicated that they would be prioritized in future recruitment but that there is no legal basis to pay arrears or past salaries.

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