BusinessThe government will be closely examining the working hours of women in the workplace with prospects of reforms, State Minister for Finance Eran Wickramaratne said today. Addressing the Women's Chamber of Industry and Commerce (WCIC) at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo he said that the women's working hours would be studied in detail. "Another law that has not surfaced is working late," the minister said adding that it is also another aspect to be looked at to protect women. Inspite of the need for parity among the different sexes, Minister Wickramaratne pointed out that there were different cultural contexts in which these matters could be worked out. Minister Wickramaratne explained that the paradox in Sri Lanka was that women were in the forefront in a number of aspects but this was not translated into the economics and political mainstream.

Source: Sunday Times March 15, 2018 13:41 UTC