No uniforms for airport employees

Tuesday, 04 June 2013

The Airport and Aviation Services Company has reportedly failed to provide uniforms to its staff at the Katunayake International Airport.

Airport sources have said that the staff including security personnel have not been provided with uniforms for the past four years. Airport and Aviation Services Company has not allocated funds for staff and security uniforms.

It is learnt that female airport staff members assigned to the terminals are facing great difficulties since some of their blue sarees have torn and they have to stitch them and wear for duty.

The airport security personnel are also faced with a similar situation since they too have not received uniforms for the past four years.

Mattala Airport security clash with Nal Balakya head

Tuesday, 04 June 2013

The group of youth from the Nil Balakaya who were employed as security personnel at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) has expressed their displeasure at the failure of the Nil Balakaya seniors to honor the assurances given to them.

The Nil Balakaya group that is currently providing security to the MRIA was promised a monthly basic salary of Rs. 35,000 each.

However, the monthly salary received by each of them so far is Rs. 10,000.

The Nil Balakaya security group has informed the Nil Balakaya seniors that Rs. 10,000 per month was not sufficient.

The security personnel had further observed that their services are being extorted by the MRIA authorities for a pittance of a salary