On the 5th of March the Advocata Institute hosted a panel discussion on the topic ලංකාවේ කම්කරු නීතිය කාන්තාවන්ගේ ආර්ථිකයට හිතකාමීද? | Gender Discriminatory Labour Laws in Sri Lanka. The discussion was organised to bring awareness to legal and policy barriers that prevent women from entering and sustaining in the workforce. The panelists for the discussion were Hon. Ali Sabry (Minister of Justice), Madhavie Gunawardena (Former Commissioner of Labour (Women and Children Affairs), Department of Labour| Director Telecommunication Regulatory Commission), Malsirini de Silva (Deputy Head of Legal Research at Verité Research) and Kanishka Paternott (Human Resources Business Partner, Fonterra).
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