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State Minister Seetha Arambepola, Deputy Chairperson of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus has called for some sort of censorship in the reporting of child abuse incidents as current reportage further embarrassed children and their families. The state minister emphasised that it was also essential to regulate media coverage in such situations. In addition to the SLPP National List MP, other women parliamentarians emphasised the […]
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The Covid-19 pandemic that has been impacting Sri Lanka for the past one and a half years has had wide ranging economic and social repercussions for people from all walks of life from the loss of livelihood and education to domestic violence and child abuse. Women and children have been disproportionately affected on multiple fronts.
In July alone, four cases of extreme violence against children were reported: a 13 year old girl from Nawalapitiya had been allegedly sexually abused by her father since the age of seven; a 15 year old girl was subjected to sex trafficking; two children of 12 and 14 were allegedly abused by their father resulting in pregnancy; and a 16 year old girl who was illegally employed at the residence of MP Rishad Bathiudeen died of burn injuries.
Sri Lankan girl s death stirs protests over child slavery
The case of a 16-year-old girl who worked for a former minister highlights concerns over child labor and abuse
Updated: July 29, 2021 04:04 AM GMT
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Thousands of impoverished women and children leave tea plantations to do menial work for the wealthy in Sri Lankan capital Colombo. (Photo: YouTube)
Demonstrations have been held all over Sri Lanka after a 16-year-old girl died while being treated for serious burns in a case that has highlighted the abuse and slavery of children and women in the island nation.
Ruwani Princy, a 54-year-old Tamil former tea worker from Talawakelle, said preliminary investigations revealed that the girl had been taken to capital Colombo and used as a domestic worker.
Posted on July 26th, 2021
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The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has stated that strict laws are required to prevent child exploitation
A young bonded child laborer rests his head in his handsAP Photo/ Kevin Frayer
Days after the death of a 16-year-old girl who was employed as domestic help by a politician, Sri Lanka is set to toughen its child labour regulations by raising the minimum age for employment to 18 years in order to prevent child exploitation.
A Cabinet proposal to raise the minimum age to 18 is being produced, according to Piyal Nishantha, the state minister of women and child development. The Ministry of Labor has also agreed to increase the list of jobs that are considered harmful to children aged 16 to 18.