The Dabindu Collective Sri Lanka conducted a sensitization workshop for 25 PHMs and doctors in Biyagama MOH in Sri Lanka on 11th of October 2024. Sensitization programs conducted sessions with the objectives of Sensitizing the public health midwives on critical sexual reproductive health rights violations and gender-based violence issues faced by the woman workers and LGBTIQA+ community in Free Trade Zones and other manufacturing areas in Sri Lanka; Encouraging public health midwives to work as active partners on responding SRHR violations to internally migrant marginalized vulnerable woman worker’s community in [MOH area]; Building linkage with service providers to increase access to comprehensive services for woman workers and LGBTIQA+ community in Free Trade Zones and other manufacturing areas in Sri Lanka.
During the program Ms. Chamila Thushari, Executive Director – Dabindu Collective conduct a session on promoting and protection SRHR of marginalized woman workers in FTZs and other manufacturing areas including issues sharing and access to services. Service providers in Health sector play a crucial role in providing services to the community.
The program identified the gaps in services and solutions to eliminate the gaps on targeting the woman workers who are working in Free Trade Zone in Katunayake.
