The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa – Minister of Health and Mass Media
Minister Nalinda Jayatissa stated that discussions with the Postmaster General and Ministry Secretary had addressed 17 of 19 demands raised by postal workers, including recruitment, vehicles, modernization, service rules, and work studies. He said the unresolved issues were overtime levels and fingerprint attendance, on which the Government would not compromise regarding accountability. He called on unions, particularly Central Mail Exchange staff, to accept fingerprinting and revised overtime arrangements so that remaining issues and service delays could be resolved.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, we held several rounds of talks led by the Postmaster General and with the Ministry Secretary. Of 19 demands, 17 are being addressed—recruitment, vehicle purchases, modernization, service rules, work study, etc. The two core issues are OT levels and fingerprinting; we cannot yield on accountability. If Central Mail Exchange staff agree to fingerprinting and accept the revised OT, we can discuss the remaining 17 demands and rectify delays. I call on all parties and their affiliated unions to come forward on that basis.
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