The Government Medical Officers' Association says they will join strike action in January, over the proposed Indo-Sri Lanka Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA).
GMOA Secretary, Dr. Nalinda Herath said the protest would address issues that arose from the budget and the establishment of a private medical college.
Dr. Herath said that a visit by officials to India revolved around an agreement that states that the government will open some sectors to the Indian economy.
The secretary said the plan was an invasion of Sri Lanka’s job market, therefore the risk in this is that there is no assurance on the quality of Indian employees.
However Deputy Finance Minister Harsha de Silva said that Indian doctors would not be able to set up clinics.
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He said that the GMOA was scared to protest under the previous regime and was now concocting stories.
"Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has clearly stated that there would be neither CEPA with India nor any agreement inimical to Sri Lanka, but the GMOA refuses to accept that and keeps repeating concocted stories," the minister told reporters in Colombo
"The economic agreement with India does not involve Mode 04 services or the movement of natural persons. Indian doctors will not be able to come and set up clinics all over the country."
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