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Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF: a Panacea or an Exacerbation? Part 4

The implication of debt on human rights is of significant concern. Many countries in the world are either already in a debt crisis or approaching it. This is not a new phenomenon….

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/19/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF: a Panacea or an Exacerbation? Part 3

Long term survival of an entity depends on developing a culture of innovation. This needs to be an organizational priority. Fostering such a culture consultatively and inclusively needs a free flow of…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/14/202308/14/2023
Advocacy, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance, Youth

Building a Future: the Young People who Chose to Stay

Last year saw a record number of passports issued – nearly 875,000; they were not for people going on holiday but for workers escaping an economic meltdown and an unstable future. According…

Ama Koralage Ama Koralage on 08/12/202308/12/2023
Anuradhapura, Development, Economy, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance

Tracing Roots and Winning Rights: the March of the Malaiyaha Tamil Community

Two hundred years ago, the first groups of women and men were brought from southern India by the British colonial rulers to Sri Lanka to work in the hill country plantations. They…

Ama Koralage Ama Koralage on 08/11/202308/18/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF: a Panacea or an Exacerbation? Part 2

Neo-liberalism is not a solution, but the principal cause of the problem. I would like to offer some personal insights here from my working life with regard to the manner a non…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/10/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF: a Panacea or an Exacerbation? Part 1

Post-independent Sri Lanka has suffered from recurrent economic crises; the more notable ones being in August 1953, in the late 1970s and most pertinently the current crisis that essentially bankrupted the country….

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/08/202308/10/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Address Unknown: The Plight of the Malaiyaga Thamilar Community

The irony is not lost on the Malaiyaga Thamilar community. A stamp was issued in commemoration of former minister and leader of the Ceylon Workers Congress, the late Arumugan Thondaman, but most…

Groundviews Groundviews on 07/06/202307/14/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Gender, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Debt Crisis, Corporate Culpability and the Apparel Sector: Labour Reforms in Perspective

industriall-union My exchange with friend and colleague Ben Selwyn came out of sharing union statements on illicit transfer of capital out of Sri Lanka’s corporate world. These numerous statements have a bearing…

Kanchana N. Ruwanpura Kanchana N. Ruwanpura on 06/20/202306/20/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Poverty, Youth

Innovative Social Protection Measures Vital for Children to Recover from Economic Crisis

It should be universally acknowledged that the socioeconomic impact of the multiple crises which have been unfolding in Sri Lanka since the COVID-19 pandemic has invalidated all human development indicators measured since…

Buddhini Withana Buddhini Withana on 06/15/202306/15/2023
Colombo, Economy, Gender, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Political Will Needed to Abolish Period Tax

On Menstrual Hygiene Day, we are reminded of the ongoing efforts to normalize menstruation worldwide by the year 2030. In Sri Lanka we are still engaged in the struggle to eliminate the…

Thathsarani Siriwardana Thathsarani Siriwardana on 05/28/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Cure

The principal problem faced by people due to the economic crisis is of rising prices while incomes for many remain unchanged. As a result, the poverty rate has doubled from 2021 from…

Ravi Ratnasabapathy Ravi Ratnasabapathy on 05/24/202305/24/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Security, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance

Beyond May Day

The connection between May Day and labour rights began in the United States. During the 19th century, at the height of the industrial revolution, thousands of men, women and children were dying…

Buwanaka S. Perera Buwanaka S. Perera on 05/04/202305/08/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Environment, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance

Don’t Blame the Monkeys

Animal rights activists and conservationists are up in arms about a plan to send 100,000 toque macaque monkeys to China on the request of a private Chinese firm. The government says the…

Jayantha Wijesingha Jayantha Wijesingha on 04/26/202304/27/2023
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

Making the IMF Work for Sri Lankans: Part 2

March 20, when the IMF Board approved an Extended Fund Facility for Sri Lanka, now seems a long time ago. For many people this felt like a major step toward the resolution…

Mick Moore Mick Moore on 04/22/202304/24/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Poverty

The Dire Straits of Colombo’s Working Class Poor

The World Bank The impact of the economic crisis on the working class poor of Colombo over the past year cannot be overstated. Many of these households were already affected by the pandemic…

Colombo Urban Lab Colombo Urban Lab on 04/14/2023

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