Aug 25 Colombo: Minor hospital workers in Sri Lanka have started a hunger strike this evening demanding promised promotions.
All Ceylon Health Service union said this hunger strike has started because though the Secretary of the Health Ministry has promised to promote the minor workers few months ago, tt has not happened yet.
The minor workers of the Ayurvedic Service have begun their hunger strike opposite of the Ayurvedic Hospital in Borella.
The hospital staff has warned this evening to go for union action from next Wednesday if the Health Ministry fails to promote those minor workers within next few days.