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by Maheesha Mudugamuwa
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Striking petroleum workers yesterday evening
suspended trade union protest till next Tuesday
(Aug. 1)following talks with President Maithripala
Sirisena.

Government and trade union sources told The

Island that workers had agreed to resume
Pakistan
operations at the state-owned petroleum facilities
Independence Day
pending further talks with the authorities. Well 2017-08-13
informed sources said that the Chinese
government, too, had to be consulted in case
changes were to be introduced to the finalised
agreement.

President Sirisena met petroleum workers in the

wake of the government directing the army to
In search of a proper
take control of the storage facilities. Foreign...
2017-08-13
The government deployed the army and the STF
to restore the distribution of fuel as it declared
the storage, transport and distribution of
petroleum as essential services under the
Essential Public Services Act on Tuesday night.

The Army Media Spokesman Brigadier Roshan Priority lane for in-
Seneviratne told The Island that troops had bound...
entered the petroleum storage terminals at 2017-08-13
Muthurajawela and Kolonnawa immediately after the government issued the gazette and they were
working to restore the distribution of fuel.

Seneviratne said the army had been able to

dispatch 15 fuel bowsers from Kolonnawa by
yesterday afternoon.
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The army commenced the operations in the early hours of Wednesday. They had to clear the Read More
obstructions at the terminals before, according to Brigadier Seneviratne.

CPC employees who were on strike staged a

protest outside the terminals. Due to the
protest, the Dematagoda-Kolonnawa Road was
blocked for traffic in front of the Kolonnawa
petroleum storage complex. ARCHIVES RELATED LINKS

Monday, 14th August 2017 [Current Issue]

The Government Information Department said
the CPC employees who failed to report to work Sunday, 13th August 2017
with immediate effect would be considered as Saturday, 12th August 2017
having vacated their posts.
Friday, 11th August 2017

Meanwhile ,the Convener of Petroleum Trade Thursday, 10th August 2017

Unions Collective D. J. Rajakaruna lashed out at the government for brining fuel distribution under Wednesday, 9th August 2017
military control.
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Rajakaruna told The Island that they had decided to distribute fuel to hospitals and Ceylon Electricity
Board (CEB) etc following a discussion with Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary

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Minister Duminda Dissanayake.

"Police have arrested 16 workers and we will commence work only after they are released," he said.

The petroleum unions launched the strike on Monday night based on three demands including the re-
acquisition of Trincomalee Petroleum tanks complex and the acquisition of Hambantota Port Tanks
Complex to CPC and modernization of the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery.

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