Sri Lanka’s worker unions go on mass strike asking govt to quit
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Sri Lanka’s worker unions go on mass strike asking govt to quit

The Hindu  

Several hundred worker unions in Sri Lanka on Thursday went on a mass strike, backing ongoing citizens’ protests calling for the resignation of the ruling Rajapaksa brothers, as the country battles one of its worst economic crises. “If President Gotabaya Rajapaksa does not heed the call of the people’s struggle within seven days, we will continue agitating until he steps down,” said Ravi Kumudesh, Convenor of the collective of unions. Angry citizens who have been gathering in protest outside the sea-facing Presidential Secretariat for some three weeks now, have begun protesting outside Mr. Mahinda’s official residence as well, waving national flags and displaying caricatures portraying him as Hitler. The political stalemate has sparked concern among Sri Lanka’s big businesses and private sector, who have urged authorities to take swift action, as the social unrest "may deter" any external help coming Sri Lanka’s way.

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