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News Sri Lanka » Southern » Social: Sri Lanka: Malaiyaha Tamil workers in private tea estates suffer serious labour abuses

News channel or source: https://www.amnesty.org.au/sri-lanka-malaiyaha-tamil-workers-in-private-tea-estates-suffer-serious-labour-abuses/
Published on: Tuesday 26 May 2026

Malaiyaha Tamils working on private tea estates and smallholdings in Sri Lanka are being subjected to abuses that meet many of the International Labour ...

News Sri Lanka » Southern » Social: Massive social protests erupt in Sri Lanka: A critical development in the global class struggle

News channel or source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/04/04/pers-a04.html
Published on: Sunday 03 April 2022

The events in Sri Lanka demand the closest attention of workers throughout the world. The mass protests will have a consequential impact on the future development of the international class struggle.

News Sri Lanka » Southern » Social: 3 ways to make social protection work for Sri Lanka’s poor and vulnerable

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/06/19/3-ways-to-make-social-protection-work-for-sri-lanka-s-poor-and-vulnerable
Published on: Monday 19 June 2023

One-fourth of Sri Lankans are living in poverty, yet more than 50% are not covered by social protection schemes Fragmentation and poor governance have resulted in an inefficient social protection ...

News Sri Lanka » Southern » Social: Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/sri-lanka
Published on: Monday 20 April 2026

Regressive government policies and inadequate social protection left many Sri Lankans at risk from the worst effects of the country’s economic crisis. A US$3 billion bailout from the International ...