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Survey reveals violence against women in Sri Lanka
Monday, 26 June 2006 - 4:12 AM SL Time
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Sixty per cent of women throughout Sri Lanka are victimised by domestic violence and 44 per cent of pregnant women are also subjected to harassment, as revealed by a recent survey by the Ministry of Child Development and Women`s Empowerment on June 19, 2006.
Minister Sumedha G. Jayasena says that although there are adequate laws to prevent such crimes, they are not implemented properly. She also points out that there is a lack of awareness among women of their rights, particularly in rural areas.
On most occasions the women are ill-treated by their own spouses, who often indulge in such cruelty under the influence of liquor. Many women do not complain against domestic violence for social reasons and that has caused the cruelty to rise in manifold.
Women make up 48 per cent of the country`s total labour force. Seventy percent of Sri Lanka`s total foreign exchange is earned by women. Almost half of the 1.2 million migrant worker population is women. Most of them go to Middle Eastern countries seeking housemaid jobs.
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samanj
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26 Jun 2006 14:16:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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This is a rerious issue & can not be permitted.
All those women who are victims kindly report their problems to Mrs.Rohitha Bogollagama. She will handdle it single handedly.
Everywhere Mrs. Ira Siriparlour went Mrs Bogollagama was sure to go.This I learnt through these columns.
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nada
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27 Jun 2006 00:18:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Hm....but there are some women in this forum who know too much of their rights and thus over do things...what to do with them? |
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