Category Archives: Poverty

They are among the most oppressed layers of the working class in Sri Lanka

Posted on April 1, 2009 by johnjroberts

SEP campaigns among Sri Lankan rubber plantation workers By Sampath Perera 1st April 2009 Earlier the government was giving pregnant women ‘threeposha’ (a type of nutritional flour) for six months before and six months after the baby’s delivery—two packs a … Continue reading →

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Abused Sri Lankan housemaids return to the country

Posted on March 29, 2009 by johnjroberts

Sri Lanka BUSINESS:: Abused Sri Lankan housemaids return to the country Abused Sri Lankan housemaids return to the country Sunday, 29 March 2009 – 8:56 AM SL Time Share On Facebook Lankan News Replies Another group of Sri Lankan house … Continue reading →

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Plight of Sri Lanka’s War Widows

Posted on March 27, 2009 by johnjroberts

BBC NEWS By Saroj Pathirana BBC Sinhala service “My husband was a fisherman. About three years ago, when he returned from a fishing trip, somebody checked his identity card and shot him dead,” says Jeyarulai Puwanendran, weeping. The single mother, … Continue reading →

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