Sri Lanka, June 6 -- The trade union action initiated by five paramedical professions under the Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) will continue for a second consecutive day today (June 6), according to JCPSM General Secretary, Chanaka Dharmawickrama.

The 24-hour strike, which commenced yesterday (June 5) at 8:00 a.m., was initially scheduled to conclude this morning (06).

However, following a meeting held by the Executive Council of the JCPSM yesterday, it was decided to extend the strike to a 48-hour period.

The strike has been launched in protest over several longstanding issues, including delays in promotions, non-payment of weekend and holiday allowances, inadequate recruitment of graduates, discrepanc...