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by Melani Manel Perera The shutdown of nine factories in two free trade zones has resulted in more than 3,400 people, mostly young migrant women, losing their job. RED and other humanitarian organisations are providing food and assistance, including legal aid, to the unemployed. Colombo (AsiaNews) – Due to the health emergency, nine factories have closed down and more than 3,400 people employed at the Katunayake and Biyagama Free Trade Zones (FTZ) have lost their job. For the Revolutionary Existence for Human Development (RED) advocacy group, the government and investors have done nothing to protect the newly jobless workers. “At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, after the sudden announcement of the lockdown, migrant workers in the FTZs – mostly young women – became destitute,” said RED founder Chandra Devanarayana, speaking to ....