TUs urged to act with responsibility

MOHAMMED NAALIR

The Convenor of the Joint Council of Trade Unions and Western Province Governor Alavi Mowlana yesterday stated that all Governmental and private institutions, business ventures and factories should take precautionary security measures to protect the employees, institutions and the properties to protect them from being subject to terrorist attacks.

Addressing the media at Western Province Governor's office, he said ensuring security is a fundamental duty of all trade unions.

Business institutions and factories should take steps to establish civil security centres within office premises to ensure the safety of the employees, the institutions and property.He stressed the necessity for all trade unions to work together considering the security of the country, innocent civilians and protection of the entire employee community.

He said the trade unions should not engage in trade union activities in such a critical situation considering the security of the country and the safety of innocent civilians taking India as an example. No trade unions would engage in trade union activities in such a situation in India.

Not only the trade unions but also community welfare centres should come forward to arrive at sustainable peace over a discussion. Muslims, Tamils and Sinhalese must work together for peace forgetting their race, caste and religious differences.

Addressing the event Public Services Trade Union Chairman W. H. Piyadasa said that Joint Council of Trade Unions has come to the conclusion that due to the Government's ongoing security measures to eradicate terrorism, LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is attempting to create a tense situation in the South.

He has launched brutal suicide attacks targeting innocent civilians.

"Bloodthirsty Prabhakaran is trying to create instability in the South. The Nugegoda incident displays the true nature of the LTTE leader. In the past too, when the LTTE was defeated by the Armed Forces they targeted innocent civilians."