PHIs withdraw from dengue control duties island wide!
The Public Health Inspectors’ Union has decided to suspend all dengue control duties nationwide from today (20), in protest against the transfer of a senior health official at the Bandaranaike International Airport Health Office.
General Secretary of the Union Chamil Muthukuda said the association’s executive committee decided at a meeting held last night (19).
The PHI Union is protesting what it describes as the arbitrary transfer of the senior-most Medical Officer of Health at the airport health office.
Muthukuda said the union has also decided to conduct an island-wide token strike tomorrow (21) in protest against the transfer.
Further decisions regarding the continuation of the trade union action will be taken based on the authorities’ response, he said.
