.: Meeting with MPs of Tamil National People’s Front

A meeting has been arranged between Jaffna District Fisheries Solidarity Movement and Tamil National People’s Front at the center of Jaffna District Fisheries Solidarity Movement on 31^st ,October 2020. It has mainly focused on the impact of the Corona for the people. Income ways of the most of the poor people has been dropped due to the Corona situation. Mr.Imbanayagam, District Coordinator of the Jaffna District Fisheries Solidarity Movement has requested to take necessary actions to fulfill the needs of the poor people in the area. The Members of Parliaments have explained their plans that they are going to implement to response the Corona. As well as, Mr. Imbanayagam has asked the MPs to support for developing the Jaffna District Fisheries Solidarity Movement. Youth representatives of the organization also have participated in the meeting.

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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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Meeting with MPs of Tamil National People’s Front