Fuel-starved and stuck in crisis, Sri Lanka orders work from home | World News,The Indian Express
Sri Lanka already had reduced working days by declaring Friday a holiday and by urging government employees “to engage in home gardening or cultivating short-term crops during these days on which the offices are closed” to help overcome the food shortage.
Written by Skandha Gunasekara and Mujib Mashal
Out of fuel and struggling to contain a deepening economic crisis, Sri Lanka on Friday ordered government employees to work from home to reduce the rush on public transport.
The government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has faced months of sustained protest over mismanagement of the economy, told the employees of the state and education sectors to not show up to the office for two weeks, according to a statement from the Ministry of Public Administration. Workers deemed essential were exempted.
Sri Lanka already had reduced working days by declaring Friday a holiday and by urging government employees “to engage in home gardening or cultivating short-term crops during these days on which the offices are closed” to help overcome the food shortage.
The work-from-home announcement described the new order as a response to “the situation, where it has become difficult to satisfy transport requirements.”
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