* University academics of Sri Lanka launch website to collect signatures for a petition to win demands
Sun, Jul 8, 2012, 07:16 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

July 08, Colombo: University lecturers in Sri Lanka currently engaged in a strike have launched a website to collect signatures for a petition to seek support to their demands.
The Federation of University Teacher's Association (FUTA) has commenced the website to create awareness of the reasons for its trade union action.
FUTA Head, Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri has said that the trade union action of the university academics was not only to win a salary increase.
He has observed that the university lecturers were concerned about the issues faced by the education sector.
He has noted that the Z-score issue was just the tip of the iceberg and that there are far more serious issues faced by the country's higher education and the education sector as a whole.
Dr. Dewasiri reiterated that the government needs to address these issues immediately.
However, FUTA is to hold a discussion with Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga on the 12th of this month to try and resolve issues.
The FUTA website can be found at www.futa-sl.org.