A group of Petroleum Trade Union employees, who recently were forced to take compulsory leave, met former President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning (01).
Mr. Jagath Wijegunaratne, President of the Petroleum Independent Employees Union, stated that the meeting was held at the official residence of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Wijerama, Colombo.
He said that the 20 petroleum trade union leaders who were recently sent on compulsory leave, including the trade union leaders of the petroleum branch, Sri Lanka Public Progressive Workers Association, and Sri Lanka Free Workers Association, joined the discussion.
Also, the petroleum unions said the opposition leader Mr. Sajith Premadasa and the former president Mr. Maithripala Sirisena will also be informed about the situation that has arisen, in the next few days.
The Petroleum Trade Unions mentioned that they have submitted a complaint in this regard to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, the Petroleum Corporation says that the disciplinary investigations of 20 employees who were sent on compulsory leave due to strike charges will start next Monday.
The petroleum corporation management recently took steps to send these union representatives on compulsory leave on the charges of striking due to disrupting the fuel distribution process.
