Event
Freedom For Her: Gender Discriminatory Labour Laws in Sri Lanka and Female Labour Force Participation
7, March 2022
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Advocata Institute is launching a research study on ‘Gender Discriminatory Labour Laws in Sri Lanka and Female Labour Force Participation’ in celebration of International Women’s Day 2022!
The study concentrates on laws related to sexual harassment at the workplace, gender discriminatory laws on overtime, part-time and nighttime work and the event is organised in order to bring awareness to the topic amongst the general public and policymakers and implementers.
Panelists for this discussion are Thalatha Atukorale (Member of Parliament and Women Parliamentarian’s Caucus), Dr. Ramani Gunatilaka (Independent Consultant and Research Associate at ICES), Ayomi Fernando (Industrial Relation Advisor, Employers Federation of Ceylon) and Thanuja Jayawardene (General Manager, Women’s Empowerment, Advocacy and Code of Conduct, MAS).
The event was live-streamed on 07th of March 2022 at 6.00PM (IST) on the Advocata Institute Facebook page!
This report can be accessed below.
‘Gender Discriminatory Labour Laws in Sri Lanka and Female Labour Force Participation‘
