Internal restructuring: ILO violation 87 : After a series of futile negotiations with Prima management over failure to provide salary increments to employees, the Inter Company Employees Union (ICEU) went on strike on 20 March. The next day, the company fired 1600 workers. The union sought to continue discussions, but reported that management would only agree to reinstate those fired workers who agreed in advance to a 40 per cent salary decrease.: Sri Lanka