VIDEO: Airport junction blocked by protestors
May 24, 2011 10:02 am
Katunayake Airport junction on the Colombo- Negombo main road has been blocked by protestors demonstrating against the proposed pension scheme for the private sector.
The protest has been jointly organized by 24 trade unions from garment factories within the Katunayake Free Trade Zone (FTZ), Ada Derana reporter said.
Opposition parties including the UNP and JVP have expressed strong opposition towards the pension scheme however; Labour Minister Gamini Lokuge has stated that the bill for the proposed pension scheme will be presented to Parliament in June.
The protest has been jointly organized by 24 trade unions from garment factories within the Katunayake Free Trade Zone (FTZ), Ada Derana reporter said.
Opposition parties including the UNP and JVP have expressed strong opposition towards the pension scheme however; Labour Minister Gamini Lokuge has stated that the bill for the proposed pension scheme will be presented to Parliament in June.