3.7
Monitoring the Language Policy
The Monitoring and Review Division of the Human Rights Commission monitored the
implementation of the Language Policy in 2013.
Complaint bearing no HRC/1131/12 was filed against the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation. The
Commission, after inquiring into the complaint recommended the following:When a public institution make agreements directly affecting the public, priority should be given to
adhere to the Language Policy. An insurance title is a special matter that equally applies to all
citizen of the country. Motor vehicle insurance, in particularly, should essentially be written in a
understandable language as all vehicle owners are compelled to obtain a vehicle insurance.
Such availability would prevent the public resorting to unnecessary legal action of this nature.
Accordingly, the respondent party was informed to print the booklet published by the Sri Lanka
Insurance Corporation, in Sinhala and Tamil Languages as well.
With regard to implementation of Language Policy, the Commission has learnt that the Irrigation
Department had invited application for a particular post only in Sinhala Language. The
Commission, preventing the imminent violation of this right informed the Director-General of
Irrigation to suspend the interview, to call for application in Tamil Language also and to hold fresh
interviews thereafter.
3.8
Protection of Sri Lanka Migrant Workers
The Commission had collected data on female migrant workers, prepared a report and issued a
considerable number of recommendations to relevant authorities.
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