The Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. (Sasthuri) Gangani
On International Women’s Day, Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. (Sasthuri) Gangani raised an incident of alleged workplace violence against a female teacher at Halwimulla Vidyalaya in the Embilipitiya Education Zone. She said the teacher had been assaulted by a male teacher, reportedly in the Principal’s presence, had made the required logbook entry, and was hospitalized. She asked the Prime Minister whether she was aware of the incident and what action would be taken.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for the opportunity.
¶ 02 On this International Women’s Day, when we speak of women’s dignity and rights, I wish to draw the Hon. Prime Minister’s attention to a violation of a woman’s workplace rights. Despite the National Women’s Week being declared, yesterday in the Embilipitiya Education Zone, at Halwimulla Vidyalaya in Ambagilipitiya, a lady teacher was assaulted by a male teacher of the same school, reportedly in the presence of the Principal. The teacher has made an entry in the log book as per procedure and is hospitalized today. I condemn such grave workplace violence against women and ask the Hon. Prime Minister whether she is aware and what action will be taken.
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- Hansard, Saturday, 8 March 2025 ·No. 1743142289059261 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. (Sasthuri) Gangani. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 March 2025. No. 1743142289059261. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8202