COLOMBO (News 1st) – Petroleum Trade Unions have decided to report sick on Tuesday (18).Trade Unions said that they will step away from work on Tuesday (18) Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill that will be presented to Parliament.Petroleum Trade Unions Alliance Spokesperson Dr.
Ashoka Ranwala said that the trade union action would likely hamper the distribution of petroleum products.Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that petrolieum services has been declared as an essential services for the last 6 months. "If any employee or trade union is found breaching the essential services regulations & disrupting services, immediate legal & disciplinary action will be taken against them," he tweeted..