Similarly, Tamil woman workers who have migrated to Free Trade Zones in Biyagama, Katunayaka are subjected to various difficulties due to the absence of Tamil name boards in buses. Further, the salary card also is not prepared in Tamil and the language has become a barricade when dealing with bank transactions. There are no places of worship in the Free Trade Zone and Tamil workers are faced with problems with regard to the observance of their religious rites. 7. Mr.Chaminda - Helpage Sri Lanka Adult woman population is rapidly increasing at present and there is a trend where most of the women are displaced from their families when they become old. He further stressed the need to focus attention on adult woman population when compiling policies with regard to the women. Adult women find it extremely difficult to raise the requisite capital even though they have the will and the skill to engage in self-employment, because no lending agency is prepared to grant loans to people over 60 years of age. This is another area which demands the attention of policy makers. 8. Ms. Apsara Weerasekara - Ministry of Housing and Construction Most of the women are compelled to vacate their employment in order to look after their children. In Sri Lanka, there is no system of looking after the children after school. If such a system is introduced and necessary policies, rules and regulations are imposed, working mothers will find it very convenient in their day to day duties. Further, this has been one of the reasons for birth control. At the end of the discussion, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya who conducted the discussion stated that in the context of women’s strategic requirements and cultural variations, Sri Lanka has been subjected to a retrogression which demands our compulsory attention. At this juncture, Dr.Mrs.Deepika Udagama, Chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka stated that necessary action has to be taken for practical implementation of all the ideas expressed at the discussion. At the same time, policy makers should focus on the aspects of diversity when taking policy decisions. She said that there is space for conflicts in the traditional education system. The society has created an idea in the minds of women that they should work within the traditional framework when entering the world as a new professional. The chairperson drew attention to the fact that while finding solutions for the problems prevailing in the education system, a change in concepts too should be considered. At the same time, we should be vigilant to ensure that policy makers are compiling their policies to the extent where those policies will embrace the lives of the masses. 11 11