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The Immigration and Emigration Officers Association said its members declined to serve Basil Rajapaksa at the VIP departure lounge of the Colombo airport.
Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he would also step down to allow an all-party interim government to take over.
Opposition parties to meet to discuss government formation
Rajapaksa, a hero of the quarter-century civil war against Tamil rebels, plans to resign on Wednesday, according to the parliament speaker.
Amid the ongoing protests in Sri Lanka over its worst-ever economic crisis, the PM has decided to step down to facilitate an all-party government.
Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has claimed the President has told him so.
Two defence ministry sources said the President was removed from the official premises on Friday for his safety ahead of the planned rally over the weekend.
The Bank has said that they are reshuffling the already allocated resources to provide essential medicines and other cash assistance to the vulnerable.
Sri Lankans are wary that a Prime Minister who has to depend on the President’s political party for survival cannot reverse the economic and political crisis in the country.
As a responsible political party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya believes saving the country from the current crisis is of the utmost importance, the SJB said in a statement.