The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice (FCEJ) is outraged at the scheme of law proposed by the government titled “Protection of the State from Terrorism Act” (PSTA). The draft law seeks to replace the existing repressive provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1979 (PTA) with another law of…
It’s been many days of relentless rains and winds devastating the island as Cyclonic Storm Ditwah approached and made landfall in Sri Lanka. At the time of writing, we are heartbroken that 355 people have lost their lives and 366 people are missing. Nearly 15,000 to 25,000 homes are damaged and more than 59,000 families…
එළඹෙන 2024 ජනාධිපතිවරණය පිළිබඳව ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආර්ථික යුක්තිය සඳහා වූ ස්ත්රීවාදී සාමූහිකය විසින් කරනු ලබන ප්රකාශනය எதிர்வரும் தேர்தல் 2024 தொடர்பில் பொருளாதார நீதிக்கான பெண்ணிலைவாத கூட்டமைப்பு, இலங்கை விடுத்துள்ள அறிக்கை Statement by the Feminist Collective for Economic Justice Sri Lanka on the upcoming Presidential Elections 2024 අවසානයේ මැතිවරණ පැමිණ ඇත! එළඹෙන 2024 ජනාධිපතිවරණය පිළිබඳව ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආර්ථික යුක්තිය සඳහා වූ ස්ත්රීවාදී…
Ahilan Kadirgamar, Devaka Gunawardena and Sinthuja Sritharan Without a major course correction in its economic trajectory and a significant “haircut” on its external debt, the country will likely be knocking on the door for another IMF pact. It could face another default in a few years. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board’s approval of loans is…
According to the World Bank the Sri Lankan economy is going to contract by 9.2% in 2022 and a further 4.2% in 2023. This is what we call an economic depression. Given the Budget that was just announced, I argue we are going to see an even larger contraction next year. What does this contraction mean? It means people are losing their income streams, with unemployment on the rise and livelihoods disrupted. A food crisis linked to the crippling of the economy is leading to increased malnourishment and starvation. We are going to lose a generation, as our children’s education and wellbeing are affected.
There were voices among them saying, “Let’s give Wickremesinghe and his international backers a chance to address the crisis.”
'කතිකා' සංවාද මණ්ඩපය 'kathika' sanvada mandapaya 