May Day rallies
Socialist Alliance
The May Day Rally of the Socialist Alliance will be held at the
Viharamhadevi Open Theatre Colombo, on the following theme.
* Unite the country through a political settlement. * Widen social
justice. * Safeguard the rights of the working people. * Stop
curtailment of labour laws. * Do not shift the burden of the world
capitalist economic crisis on the working people.
The demonstration will commence at 1.00 p.m. The May Day Rally is at
4.00 p.m. The May Day demonstration will commence from the premises of
the statue of the late Dr. N. M. Perera at Borella and pass through
Borella, Punchi Borella, Maradana Road, Piyadasa Sirisena Mawatha,
Vipulasena Mawatha, Deans Road, Eye Hospital Junction, Alexandra Place
and reach Viharamahadevi Open Theatre.
L. R. Stephen, Media co-ordinator of the Socialist Alliance said that
the Lanka Samasamaja Party, Communist Party of Sri Lanka, Democratic
Left Front and other political parties of the said Alliance along with
their respective trade unions, youth, women, student and peasant
organisations including other mass organisations will take part in this
demonstration.
Ceylon Estates Staffs' Union
The Ceylon Estates Staffs' Union celebrates its May Day rally this
year at Hatton town. The members will assemble near the C.E.S.U. Office,
Hatton between 9 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. and will proceed on procession
through Main Street, Hatton to Prince Hall.
The May Day rally will commence at 10.30 a.m.
P. Ramasivam, General Secretary, Nath Amarasinghe, Treasurer - Anton
Warnakulasuriya, Deputy President, M.K. Somaratne, Vice Chairman,
Dhammika Jayawardena and S.S. Jeyakumar will address the rally.
The theme of the May Day celebrations this year is trade union unity
and march forward towards workers rights.
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