SRI LANKA CLOTHING SECTOR WEATHERS RECENT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STORMS – TARGETS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Sri Lanka on Thursday October 6 calling for accountability, human rights and reconciliation in this important clothing manufacturing outsourcing centre that has suffered from intense political and economic turmoil. There is growing international pressure on the new Sri Lanka government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to promote calm (1) as the country grapples with financial shortages, logistical disruption and political legitimacy problems, worsened by widespread government corruption. According to ...


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