On 14 December a Sri Lankan court issued an interim injunction against the Lanka Bank Employees Union from engaging in strike actions until December 28.
The Colombo District Judge Rashmi Singappuli then extended the order until the 20 January when a petition filed by three banks - Bank of Ceylon, the National Savings Bank and the People’s Bank - was due to be taken up for consideration.
The trade union collective had planned to launch an island-wide strike on 15 December.
