3. Compilation of a strategy to establish a network of proper day care centres for the
purpose of looking after the children of women who are engaged in informal as well as
formal economic sectors. Steps should be taken by the Ministry of Women and Child
Affairs, the Ministry of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage, the
Ministry of Labour and all Provincial Ministries to establish day care centres.
4. Ministry of Skill Development and Vocational Training, Ministry of National Policies and
Economic Affairs, Ministry of Primary Industries, Ministry Rural Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Agriculture and all Provincial Ministries of Rural Development, Technology,
Economic Development and Women’s Affairs should take steps to compile a methodical
training programme for skill development pertaining to informal economic sectors and
to disseminate modern technical know-how. Here, the attention should be focused on
marketing, trade propagation and market hunting.
5. Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Primary Industries,
Ministry of Rural Economic Affairs and all Provincial Ministries of Rural Development,
Economic Development and Women’s Affairs should take steps, under the supervision
of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, to compile new
policies and procedures to continue to deliver the accepted services to women in the
informal economic sectors without any changes; and to identify the current
requirements of woman workers in the informal economic sector and provide requisite
facilities.
6. Ministry of Women and Child Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of National
Policies and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Primary Industries, Ministry of Rural Economy,
and all Provincial Ministries of Rural Development, Economic Development, Cooperatives and Women’s Affairs should take action to arrange networking of women in
Informal economic sectors and organize them through organizations such as cooperative societies.
7. Revision of laws and policies which allow discrimination against women. Here, addition
of woman-friendly amendments to the Land Development Ordinance is recommended
to the Ministries of Justice and Lands; and removal of anomalies presently existing in
payment of wages and allowance of estate related women is recommended to the
Ministries of Labour and Estate Infrastructure Facilities.
8. Inclusion of strong provision against discrimination against women in the Constitution
through new constitution reforms process and approval of Women Rights Bill which has
been subjected to discussion for several decades, on the basis of framework included in
the CEDAW. In this regard, necessary action should be taken by the Constitution Council,
the Ministry of Child and Women Affairs and the Ministry of Justice.
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