Today, a JVP-led government is accusing its political rivals of manipulating trade unions to advance their political agendas on the pretext of championing workers’ rights. The NPP administration is thought to be in a straitjacket where state sector recruitment is concerned. The state service, bursting at the seams, has become a main source of employment for ruling party supporters over the past several decades. Although there is one public official for every 14 citizens, the efficiency of the state service remains extremely low. Let it be repeated that in the past, the JVP was behind almost all strikes, demanding solutions to workers’ problems.