The public representation committee hearing on New constitution held at the District secretariat in Nuwara Eliya today on 20.02.2016.
The Praja Abhilasha coordinator Francis Raajan has attended and submitted the recommendation on Plantation land rights to the Committee at the event. at the same time, Raajan has given the oral statement also to the committee.
Raajan especially highlighted the following matters such as:
Right to Adequate Housing and agricultural land for plantation people
(1) Everyone should have the right to have access to adequate housing with 20 perches land;
(2) Estate workers should be recognized as small farmers.
(3) Everyone should have the right to have access to ½ acre agricultural land in order to promote their livelihood as small farmers and the state should be ensured that organic farming only to be promoted in the hill country.
(4) Land rights should be legalized as fundamental right.
(5) Estate workers land rights should be enacted in the legislation of Sri Lanka.
(6) Estate people should obtain the opportunities during the decision making process on hill country development plan.
(7) Plantation people’s customary rights should be legalized through implementing the Voluntary guideline of Governance of Tenure on forest and fisheries and land tenure.
(8) The State must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of this right;
(9) No one may be evicted from their home, or have the home demolished, without an order of court made after considering all the relevant circumstances;
(10) No legislation may permit arbitrary evictions.
The PA coordinator has emphasized the importance of the land rights of the plantation workers.
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PA submission on Plantation Community at the Public Representation Committee Hearing
Written By Joining Hands Network on Saturday, February 20, 2016 | 8:11 AM
The public representation committee hearing on New constitution held at the District secretariat in Nuwara Eliya today on 20.02.2016.
The Praja Abhilasha coordinator Francis Raajan has attended and submitted the recommendation on Plantation land rights to the Committee at the event. at the same time, Raajan has given the oral statement also to the committee.
Raajan especially highlighted the following matters such as:
Right to Adequate Housing and agricultural land for plantation people
(1) Everyone should have the right to have access to adequate housing with 20 perches land;
(2) Estate workers should be recognized as small farmers.
(3) Everyone should have the right to have access to ½ acre agricultural land in order to promote their livelihood as small farmers and the state should be ensured that organic farming only to be promoted in the hill country.
(4) Land rights should be legalized as fundamental right.
(5) Estate workers land rights should be enacted in the legislation of Sri Lanka.
(6) Estate people should obtain the opportunities during the decision making process on hill country development plan.
(7) Plantation people’s customary rights should be legalized through implementing the Voluntary guideline of Governance of Tenure on forest and fisheries and land tenure.
(8) The State must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of this right;
(9) No one may be evicted from their home, or have the home demolished, without an order of court made after considering all the relevant circumstances;
(10) No legislation may permit arbitrary evictions.
The PA coordinator has emphasized the importance of the land rights of the plantation workers.
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