Except an incident of assault on a worker attached to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, no other incidents were reported from the four organisations, where a work-to-rule campaign was launched yesterday.

The 50-year-old victim had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Accident Service, Sri Lankan Ports Union spokesman Chandima Mahagama said yesterday.

Mahagama said that a high ranking official of the Ports Authority had got the victim assaulted. The victim was an SLFP trade unionist participating in the go-slow, Ports Authority sources said.

The work-to-rule in the four institutions, the Petroleum Corporation, Water Board, CEB and the Ports Authority did not have any effect on the day to day activities of the people yesterday.

CPC Common Services Union Media Secretary D. A. Rajakaruna said yesterday the impact of the go-slow would be felt by Friday since motorists had obtained enough fuel by Monday and Tuesday in view of the CPC trade union action.

He said the work to rule had been successful

CEB’s Joint Trade Union Front Secretary Ranjan Jayalal claimed more than 15,000 workers were taking part in the go-slow. He said that they would not attend to breakdown on Saturday and Sunday and refrain from additional work.

National Water Supply and Drainage Board Employees Union General Secretary Upali Ratnayake said that 9,000 employees had taken part in the go-slow and the Union had asked for a meeting with Treasury officials today. Depending on the outcome of the meeting, they would decide whether to continue TU action or call it off, he said. In the event of today’s talks ending in failure the Union would launch a massive protest opposite their head office in Ratmalana today, he said.

He said they, too, would refrain from attending to breakdowns during the work-to-rule campaign.