The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Engineers’ Union alleges that although the CEB has been placed under essential services, the authorities are not interested in giving Covid vaccines to its employees who are at risk.
Dhammika Wimalaratne, Co-Secretary of the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Association said that they are deeply concerned about the non-vaccination of electrical workers who are at risk.
At present, a significant number of covid patients have been found in the Ceylon Electricity Board’s grid substations, customer service centers, engineering offices and institutions, he said.
Therefore, we request the authorities to give priority to the electrical workers who are engaged in essential services and those who are engaged in dangerous services, said Dhammika Wimalaratne.-Anjana Mallawarachchi