3044/’12
Hon. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam,— To ask the Minister of Plantation Industries,—
(a) Is he aware that the labourers in the privatised state plantations in Matugama, Agalawatta and Bulathsinghala areas in the Kalutara District are faced with grave health problems as those plantation companies have cut down the allocations on labour sanitation ?
(b) Will he state—
(i) the number of families of estate labourers living in the above areas;
(ii) the health facilities made available for those labourers;
(iii) the statistics relating to infant and maternal mortality, contraction of non communicable diseases, unwanted pregnancies and malnutrition prevalent among the members of the estate labour community as at present; and
(iv) whether arrangements will be made to provide the health and sanitation facilities required by those areas soon ?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2013-06-19
Asked by
Hon. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, M.P.
Ministry
Plantation Industries
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Estates-Kalutara workers
Answered Date
2013-10-02
Answered by
Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe, M.P.
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