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Sri Lankan garment workers seek urgent government help Pandemic takes its toll on the lucrative garment industry as infections rise among factory workers Updated: May 17, 2021 06:38 AM GMT Trending A deserted street during government-imposed travel restrictions and a weekend lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Colombo on May 15. (Photo: AFP) Garment workers in Sri Lanka’s free trade zones have urged the government to protect their lives as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads rapidly in the zones. Sister Noel Christine Fernando of the Sisters of Charity said the lives of the workers are in danger because of the rapid spread of the third wave of the virus. ....
Sri Lankan garment workers demand movement to protect rights Clothing factory workers hard hit as the economy reels from the Covid-19 crisis Trending A report on the social and economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on free trade zone workers in Sri Lanka was launched on Dec. 17. (Photo: Melani Manel). Niranjalee Sudhammika, a Sri Lankan garment factory worker, lost her job in April and has not received any compensation from the factory or the government. She was hired by a manpower agency and received her wages at the end of the month through the agency after commission was deducted. The owner of her boarding house in Minuwangoda warned her that if she returned to work in a garment factory, she would not be allowed to stay in the accommodation as hundreds of clothing factory workers had contracted the coronavirus at their workplace. ....