The working class must mobilise its industrial and political strength and rally the rural poor to fight for a workers’ and peasants’ government to implement socialist policies.
The Rajapakse regime’s amendments to the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act have nothing to do with concerns about human rights but are to ensure that its repressive measures can continue.
Facing growing anger among members over the continuous rejection of their demands, the unions have been compelled to call stoppages again, but only to beg for a deal with the government.
While the nurses and other health workers have demonstrated their determination to fight, the GNOA leadership responded to Rajapakse’s dictates by announcing that the union was immediately withdrawing from the strike.
Workers need to form action committees, independent of the trade unions, in every workplace and unify with other sections of workers in a common political struggle for socialist policies.