The workers had been protesting against a deal reached between a Chinese company and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority to operate the Hambantota port.

Hambantota port workers have decided to call off their “fast unto death” campaign, a short while ago, due to a receiving a favorable response from Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) to their demands.

The protest fast was launched on January 9 demanding that the 438 employees of the Magampura Port be recruited by the Ports Authority or that they be compensated sufficiently.

Eleven employees, including a female employee, had launched the protest, which had continued until today (19).

The protest fast was organised by the Hambantota Magampura Ports Employees’ Union. Lat Thursday (11), three employees, who were staging the fast-unto-death, were hospitalised.