Lankan’s clash in Jordan

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By Gandhya Senanayake

Jordanian police fired tear gas at Sri Lankan garment workers, after the workers threw stones damaging a police vehicle and injuring police officers following a dispute at the garment factory.

The Sri Lankan workers had demanded that their employer removes a Sri Lankan supervisor at the factory and provides them with accommodation. The factory had agreed to the demands after several meetings with the workers. When the employer tried to convey the acceptance of the demands, stones were thrown at the police officers escorting the garment officials, and the Jordanian police had then fired tear gas, Kingsley Ranawaka, Chairman of the Foreign Employment Bureau told Daily Mirror online.

The Sri Lankan embassy officials are also in discussions with the workers and trying to resolve the matter, Ranawaka added.
(Daily Mirror online)

Comments - 28

Bird Eye Sunday, 10 October 2010 02:47 PM

Every story has two sides to it. Shouldn’t jump into conclusions!

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Roshan Monday, 11 October 2010 05:31 AM

Sri Lankans have been working in these countries for many years and they know the law and regulation well, why suddenly everything is turning against SL.

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Jamal Monday, 11 October 2010 04:58 AM

Are you trying to say that this wouldn't have happened if current president wasn't re-elected....
If this what you mean ... this is no 1 Moda comment
Our Kalu suddas always write these Kinda moda comments ...

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dpl Monday, 11 October 2010 02:25 AM

srilankan is in comman fighters. they no nothing they must go to jali

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Palitha Heenthotuwa Monday, 11 October 2010 01:46 AM

Where is Wimal?

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Sarath Sunday, 10 October 2010 09:37 PM

You are Correct

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sunilp Sunday, 10 October 2010 08:13 PM

We are the best fighters & stone throwers. Do show Jordanians
what we do daily in Sri Lanka !

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Yuri Sunday, 10 October 2010 08:12 PM

Saudi OUT, Jordan OUT what is next, these people bring more shame then Money to country. Are the SInhala Sri Lankan ?

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rosh Sunday, 10 October 2010 06:14 PM

Well, we need to sit back and take stock. Saudi is about to stop sri-lankan workers and now this. Wont be surprised if Jordan too stops workers from Sri-Lanka. Do we forget that there are rules and regulation in other countries that we need to follow just like when foreigners come to SL they are expected to follow our rules. T. G. they didn't round the stone throwers and file charges.

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gotapakaya Sunday, 10 October 2010 05:03 PM

prove to the world that we are Sri Lankans.

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Mervin Silva Sunday, 10 October 2010 04:50 PM

They should be hanged to death after a religoues ceromony

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AF Sunday, 10 October 2010 03:54 PM

No 1 moda comment...koheda yane malle pol

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steve Sunday, 10 October 2010 03:22 PM

Send Mervyne to Jordan to quell the riots..
let him tie them on date-trees, a local solution to a local problem!

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the undertaker Sunday, 10 October 2010 03:03 PM

WHERE THERE IS SRI LANKAN- THERE IS ALWAYS TROUBLE- lol

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rd Sunday, 10 October 2010 11:44 AM

It appears, we have this in our blood and now its time to export it.

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Munas Sunday, 10 October 2010 02:14 PM

The Sri Lankan making trouble to Sri Lankan even in abroad.
It's a shame......
Thx.

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Riz Sunday, 10 October 2010 01:39 PM

We cannot just say things here. People who work abroad have to go through lot of troubles.

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nnassm Sunday, 10 October 2010 01:32 PM

no problem,they w'll return soon from jordan,u have to keep in ur mind that middle-east rules n regulations only for expatriates.

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Murshid Sunday, 10 October 2010 01:27 PM

This is what Mahinda Chintana preaches to the world.

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Raj Sunday, 10 October 2010 01:20 PM

I agree.

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thusi Sunday, 10 October 2010 01:09 PM

Just Like JVP'ers....if they cant work send them home....

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Josh Sunday, 10 October 2010 12:41 PM

Sri Lankans make the impact where ever they go it seems!!!

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sam Sunday, 10 October 2010 12:36 PM

JVP, where are you? wake up.. wake up......

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sw Sunday, 10 October 2010 12:19 PM

We export our girls for slavery and squander the foreign exchange they send here on ego trips.

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Oyage sudu kella Sunday, 10 October 2010 12:10 PM

ela ela.

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Anver Sunday, 10 October 2010 12:08 PM

We shouldn' t comment without knowing actually what happened. We know some of our workers really undergo much hardships and harassments in foreign countries.

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Bakamoona Sunday, 10 October 2010 11:59 AM

Typical Sri Lankans ! Keep it up.

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rd Sunday, 10 October 2010 11:45 AM

Its time to export our culture abroad.

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