The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah
Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah spoke in support of the Adjournment Motion on International Women’s Day, highlighting women’s contributions to the tea, apparel, and overseas employment sectors and calling for policies to address their issues, support self-employment, and improve access to credit. He also requested the Minister to introduce a common preschool syllabus, standardize preschool teacher training, set a clear starting age for preschool education, and apply basic standards uniformly.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
¶ 02 Hon. Presiding Member, I am pleased to speak on this Adjournment Motion marking International Women’s Day. Women are the backbone of a nation. When their issues are addressed and opportunities provided, the country advances. Women’s contribution to the economy is immense—particularly to tea production and the apparel export industry. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankan women working abroad, especially in domestic work, sustain our foreign exchange. We must resolve their issues, frame supportive policies, and facilitate their self-employment and access to capital, including easier credit without onerous guarantees.
¶ 03 Hon. Presiding Member, I will conclude within a minute. Many preschools operate without a common syllabus; training of preschool teachers at provincial level also lacks uniformity. As a former State Minister for Women and Child Affairs, I request the Hon. Minister to develop a common syllabus for preschools and set a clear age to commence preschool education, with basic standards applied uniformly.
¶ 04 Thank you.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 5 March 2026 ·No. 23375 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2026. No. 23375. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7087