held on the 24th of May 2025 at the Hotel Full Moon Garden Auditorium, attended by 16 participants. The workshop was conducted by Anthony Jesudasan, a Kalavibushanam Award-winning social service professional and Executive Director of the Voice of the Plantation People Organization, who also serves as a sworn translator, interpreter, and training consultant. The workshop aimed to enhance administrative and communication skills, teamwork, and institutional capacity. It featured a structured agenda with sessions on communication techniques, SWOT analysis, group presentations, and exercises to improve leadership and teamwork. Key topics included clerical work, record-keeping, effective communication, report and letter writing, meeting…

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The event aimed to educate and empower women workers by addressing critical topics such as reproductive health, maternity benefits, occupational safety, and gender-based violence. The morning session covered reproductive health, contraceptive methods, safe maternal care, maternity leave policies, workplace safety, and sexual harassment awareness, followed by an interactive Q&A. The afternoon session delved deeper into maternity benefits under the Shop and Office Employees Act and Maternity Benefits Ordinance, reinforced occupational safety measures, and provided an overview of labor laws specific to women. The workshop concluded with a general discussion, allowing participants to clarify doubts and share experiences. Overall, the event…

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In a shocking and heartbreaking turn of events, Next Manufacturing Pvt Ltd, a leading garment exporter operating inside the Katunayake Free Trade Zone, has abruptly shut down its factory without any prior notice, leaving 1,461 workers jobless and devastated overnight. The factory, located in Phase I of the zone, closed its doors on 19th May 2025. Workers, many of whom have dedicated years of their lives to this company were working as usual until 6 PM that evening. Just two hours later, around 8 PM, they received a WhatsApp message stating that the company would be permanently closed and sealed…

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Revolutionary Existence for Human Development (RED) successfully organized two impactful workshops under the ESW project for fresh free zone employees in Sri Lanka. Held at the Dilshan Hotel in Kovinna, Awariwatta, both workshops were conducted in Sinhala to ensure accessibility, with 35 participants each, predominantly female. The first workshop, held on April 6, 2025, featured sessions on Labor Laws and Human Rights by Asela Dharmapriya Dissanayake and Conflict Management by Nilmini Sureka, a Sub-Inspector Police Officer. Topics included fundamental labor laws, fair wages, conflict resolution strategies, and the role of leadership in fostering inclusivity. Participants left empowered with legal knowledge…

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