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Professor Camena Gunaratne has said that there was not enough focus in Sri Lanka on the various national plans on internal trafficking of women into working as sex workers and child labour. She said so at the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA’s) open forum recently that essentially dealt with issues pertaining to victims of human […]
Virtual A UN Food System Pre-Summit Affiliated Session exploring solutions for amplifying the role and contributions of small-scale aquatic food producers for better livelihood outcomes in line with the Summit's Action Track 4. Date: Tuesday, 27 July 2021 Time: 19:30-20:20 (CEST) Aquatic food related livelihoods underpin the foundation of sustainable development and achievement of the goals set out in the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 in leaving no one behind. However, aquatic foods are one of the most threatened food sectors; with ecosystems experiencing severe decline, and aquati...
When the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for economic sanctions against Sri Lanka, everyone over here sits up and takes notice. For the first time in years, the Government suddenly talks about those Thamil youth detained after the defeat of the LTTE. The Opposition seizes the chance to blame the Government for putting the country under this cloud of sanctions. But those who must seriously worry about direct impact on their lives from a European Union action are the lakhs of garment factory workers, the factory owners, the ancillary industries linked to the supply chains and al...
The Bank of Ceylon took the opportunity to join with the Sri Lanka Police Department to extend its support towards “COVID 19 Precaution awareness campaign” in locked-downed areas. The Bank deployed its “Branch on Wheels” mobile banking vehicle in order to provide essential banking services to people in these areas. This service will be following the schedule arranged by the Sri Lanka Police Department to cover the eight currently restricted areas. It was brought to notice that people were not able to fulfill their essential banking needs during the past week due to non-accessibility t...
(Continued from yesterday) The pandemic should have by now encouraged the provision of flexible work hours for older workers. Therefore company structures need to evolve so that younger workers can get promotions while retaining older skilled employees.We cannot afford to have young people without jobs. Extra income is also crucial to deal with healthcare, transport, living quarters and other essentials that become ever more expensive as people age. The proposal to increase the age to 60 must enable employers to retain the most productive employees until 60. But must also a...