35,000 recruited graduates of Sri Lanka not given any duties

Jun 29, Colombo: The unemployed graduates in Sri Lanka say that 35,000 graduates who have already been recruited by the government have not been given any duties.

The Combined Association of Unemployed Graduates (CAUG) say the government has also restricted the employment of graduates up to a particular year.

CAUG in a statement notes that only those who had graduated before December 31, 2009 have been recruited by the government.

The Association points out that such a time restriction has not been mentioned in the advertisement calling on graduates to send applications.

According to CAUG, unemployed graduates face numerous difficulties at interviews conducted at district secretariats for the recruitment of graduate trainees.

However, the Association has called on the government not to intimidate graduates into taking part in election campaigns with the promise of granting employment to them.