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SLT engineers threaten strike action, allege mismanagement and malpractice
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) engineers are threatening to strike on Wednesday, alleging waste, corruption, malpractice and bad investment decisions by the management. Telecommunication Engineers Union (TEU) said the majority of SLT’s 21 unions were expected to join the strike if the TEU’s demands are not met beforehand. The other unions were not available for comment.
In its letter addressed to the SLT Chairman, the TEU has urged him to immediately stop heavy investments leading to financial instability of the institution and unproductive operations. It has also insisted on halting the present restructuring process in the administration and conduct a probe into alleged financial frauds carried out in the institution through unsuccessful projects. Neither the Chairman nor the CEO was available for comment. The TEU says the Chairman has not responded to their demands.
The TEU alleges that, instead of taking corrective action, the present management had allowed “malpractices, corruption and waste committing administrative blunders to continue, driving the SLT in the path of a collapse”.