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CEB workers crank up trade union action
The Island
|September 22, 2025
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) trade unions have intensified their industrial action by refusing to participate in procurement and tender activities in protest against the government efforts to restructure the СЕВ.
CEB workers, led by the CEB Engineers' Union (CEBEU) and affiliated groups, began their industrial action on 04 Sept., as a work-to-rule, citing irregularities in the restructuring plan.
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