.: Handed over the Petition

Poonthalir district Women Federation and district Fisheries Solidarity handed over the

Petition.

Poonthalir district women federation and Jaffna district fisheries Solidarity handed over a petition to Pointpedro, Thllippalai and Uduvil divisional secretaries and Jaffna district secretary in Jaffna on IDP issues and issues of resettlement people. Pointpedro divisional Secretary said that, “We will follow your petition and we will organize some program for on those people. But President and central government have to release the land.” Jaffna Difso and NAFSO staff members facilitated the dialogue between community members and the government officials on this work.

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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Handed over the Petition