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Sri Lankan government rejects teachers' wage demand - World Socialist Web Site


Sri Lankan government rejects teachers’ wage demand
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse told a meeting with teacher union officials on Tuesday that the government was not in a financial position to address their wage demands. Over 200,000 public school teachers have been holding a national “online learning” strike since July 12 to win higher salaries.
Teachers are also demanding withdrawal of the Kotelawala National Defence University Act (KNDUA), which will be debated in parliament next month. If the Act is passed, the military-controlled university will be able to establish more private fee-paying courses. The Act is part of the government’s moves towards the privatisation of education and the militarisation of society. ....

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