BY Yumiko PereraStating that discussions with the respective authorities have failed to provide substantial solutions to their issues including the teacher-principal salary anomalies, trade unions have decided to continue their ongoing strike, The Sunday Morning learnt. With teachers withdrawing from online teaching on 12 July, the strike enters its 21st day today (1). Moreover, the trade unions also demand that at least 6% of the gross domestic product (GDP) be allocated to education, amongst several other demands. Several attempts made by The Sunday Morning to contact Education Minister Prof. G.L. Meanwhile, a meeting to be held last week between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the teachers’ and principals’ trade unions has been rescheduled for this week

Source: The Nation July 31, 2021 21:00 UTC