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Sri Lanka: May Wickramasuriya - A mother figure of local trade unionism | Sylvester Jayakody

14 May 2022

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The Sunday Morning

by Sylvester Jayakody

13 March 2022

It is no exaggeration to say that comrade May Wickramasuriya, who exemplified the workings of the working class in our recent history, was the only woman to illuminate the golden age of the Ceylon Mercantile, Industrial, and General Workers Union (CMU). I do not think twice to say that for 42 years from 1956 to 1998, she was a courageous woman who made an active contribution to the workers of this country whilst remaining in the shadow of CMU

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