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Sri Lanka: Protect Garment Workers' Rights During Pandemic

Sri Lanka: Protect Garment Workers’ Rights During Pandemic
Compromised Safety, Pay Cuts, Representatives Threatened
Sri Lankan health officials collect swab samples from people to test for the coronavirus in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 10, 2021.
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(New York) – The Sri Lankan government, factory owners, and the international clothes brands sourcing from Sri Lanka should protect the safety and employment rights of garment workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Sri Lankan government has used a strict lockdown, first imposed on May 21, 2021, and other measures, including travel bans and bans on public gatherings, to contain a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases. However, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered garment factories to remain open. Trade unions and public health inspectors have reported numerous virus outbreaks in factories, as well as in the congested boardi ....

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Sri Lanka: Protect Garment Workers' Rights During Pandemic - Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Protect Garment Workers’ Rights During Pandemic
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Compromised Safety, Pay Cuts, Representatives Threatened
(New York) – The Sri Lankan government, factory owners, and the international clothes brands sourcing from Sri Lanka should protect the safety and employment rights of garment workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Sri Lankan government has used a strict lockdown, first imposed on May 21, 2021, and other measures, including travel bans and bans on public gatherings, to contain a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases. However, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered garment factories to remain open. Trade unions and public health inspectors have reported numerous virus outbreaks in factories, as well as in the congested boarding houses where many workers live, and alleged that employers were under-testing and under-reporting cases to maintain production levels. ....

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Sri Lanka eyes post-Covid exports with new textile park

The country s annual clothing and textile exports are expected to drop by 24.5% due to the coronavirus pandemic
Sri Lanka is making a significant step to increase the share of locally-sourced raw materials in clothing made in the country by setting up a new fabric processing park.
Located at Eravur, Batticaloa, in the country s Eastern Province, the park is being funded by the government s investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment (BOI), with construction beginning in the first week of February.
Yohan Lawrence, former chairman of the Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association, told just-style that there are already three to four investors, including apparel manufacturers, holding talks with the BOI about moving to the park. ....

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Sri Lanka Insurance launches 'Nagaraja' – an exclusive medical insurance for Buddhist clergy – The Island

Sri Lanka Insurance launched ‘Nagaraja’ an exclusive medical insurance cover to provide protection for Buddhist clergy and their family members.
The official hand over of the insurance policy took place recently at Temple Trees with the participation of the Maha Sangha, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Vidura Wickramanayaka State Minister of National heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts promotion, senior officials of the Prime Minister’s Office, Jagath Wellawatta, Chairman of SLIC and the corporate management.
This unique insurance scheme will be available at Sri Lanka Insurance branches island-wide for the public to purchase at Rs. 2000/- and offer as pirikara to the Sanga. ....

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Roy Wijewickrama appointed Chief District Court Judge in North Carolina

SriLankan American Judge Roy Wijewickrama was appointed Chief District Court Judge in the 30th District Court of North Carolina. He was amongst five judicial appointments announced by Chief Justice Cheri Beasley with effect from January 1, 2021. As Chief District Court Judge, Wijewickrama will serve ClayMacon, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Jackson and Swain counties (Judicial District […] ....

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