Social workers told The Sunday Leader that women in the Devanpiti area in Wellankulam in Mannar are facing threats to their livelihood as a result of abductions taking place in the area.
The Devanpiti women traditionally made their living collecting cashew nuts from the area and selling them on the Mannar-Jaffna road.
“This was their livelihood even during the LTTE period,” social workers said.
However, two women had vanished while working in the cashew estate last year. They have not been heard of since. The women have now resorted to going into the area in groups, the social workers said.
The issue had been reported to the local Grama Sevaka, but there were still no leads on who could have carried out the kidnappings.
The Mannar Government Agent when contacted said he had heard nothing about the disappearances.
Source: http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2012/04/01/women-in-devanpiti-under-threat/
The Devanpiti women traditionally made their living collecting cashew nuts from the area and selling them on the Mannar-Jaffna road.
“This was their livelihood even during the LTTE period,” social workers said.
However, two women had vanished while working in the cashew estate last year. They have not been heard of since. The women have now resorted to going into the area in groups, the social workers said.
The issue had been reported to the local Grama Sevaka, but there were still no leads on who could have carried out the kidnappings.
The Mannar Government Agent when contacted said he had heard nothing about the disappearances.
Source: http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2012/04/01/women-in-devanpiti-under-threat/
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