Peiris, according to the teachers’ trade unions, is to submit a proposal to the Cabinet of Ministers on 26 July regarding the teachers’ issues, and in order to discuss the said proposal, a meeting will be held between Prof. Peiris and the teachers’ trade unions on 27 July. Ceylon Teachers’ Services Union (CTSU) General Secretary Mahinda Jayasinghe, speaking to the media after the discussion, said that Prof. Peiris had also joined the discussion over the phone. In addition, Prof. Peiris has agreed to hold a discussion with the representatives of the teachers’ trade unions at 11 a.m. on 27 July to discuss the relevant proposal. He therefore added that all trade union actions initiated by them, including the withdrawal from online teaching activities, which continued for the 11th day yesterday, would continue until a definite solution is provided. Therefore, he also insisted that they would continue the ongoing trade union actions until a definite solution is found.

Source: The Nation July 22, 2021 18:00 UTC