GMOA’s Final Decision on SAITM Tomorrow

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday said, that a final decision on South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM).  Will be taken  tomorrow during its Central Committee meeting,  if the government would not addressed their demands.

GMOA Assistant Secretary Dr. Naveen De Soyza told a news briefing that the coming couple of hours would be crucial and added that their final decision would may be a token strike or a certain step beyond it.

 “Earlier, we called off the strike believing President Maithripala Sirisena’s words. We respected his word and had hoped he would mete out justice. But there were many contradictions in the statement issued by the Presidential Secretariat,” he said. He said they have held meetings with several trade unions which were in support of them regarding the SAITM issue. He also said that they just need to announce the dates for the token strike.