The President had issued an extraordinary gazette notification (2323/02) declaring the postal service an essential public service.
According to the gazette notification, the President had taken the decision, considering it necessary that the services provided by any public corporation, government department, local authority, or Government Department or Local Authority or Co-operative Society or any branch thereof, being a Department or Corporation or Local Authority or Co-operative Society, which is engaged in provision of the service specified in the Schedule hereto, is essential to the life of the community and is likely to be impeded or interrupted.