May Day Commemoration 2004 Sri Lanka
 
Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees Union together with three major independent unions in Sri Lanka have commemorated May Day with the joint demonstration and rally in Colombo.

The union participated in this joint demonstration by highlighting the issues such as freedom of association and collective bargaining, abolish all Labour Law Reforms carried out by earlier government, including compulsory over time for women workers, alternative employment for garment workers who will be loosing their employment on the ground of MFA phase -out, implementation of all Labour Laws for informal sector workers, stop privatisation and resolve ethnic conflict through genuine discussion. Our union carried a banner in front of the May Day demonstration highlighting the Olympic Campaign: "Make Play Fair at The Olympics by Respecting Workers Rights in The Sportswear Industry!"

Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees Union together with three major independent unions in Sri Lanka have commemorated May Day with the joint demonstration and rally in Colombo.