Child desk at BIA

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The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) is to set up a desk at the Bandaranaike International Airport to register the details of children of housemaids traveling overseas for employment, NCPA Chairperson Anoma Dissanayaka said.

Speaking to Daily Mirror online, Mrs. Dissanayaka said that children were most often neglected by their family members when the mothers went overseas for employment which is why the NCPA would monitor the children and look after them if they were abused or neglected.

Mrs. Dissanayaka added that most mothers also lost contact with their children while being overseas which had a negative effect on the children’s life.

“These mothers have to realize that the state will look after their children once they are employed overseas. The desk which will be set up in Katunayaka will register the details of the children and who the children will be staying with while the mothers are overseas. From then on we will monitor the life of the child,” Mrs. Dissanayaka said.

The NCPA will also formulate a system where the housemaids will be able to contact their children often while being employed overseas. (JN)

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Powerless Tuesday, 10 August 2010 08:24 PM

It is a shame for us to allow our mothers to go abroard and work as housemaids, and sometimes as slaves. We should stop this, unless the whole family can go abroad, and be assured of proper treatment.

Prasannna Tuesday, 10 August 2010 08:58 PM

Excellent initiative! Thanks, to whoever thought of this.

THE UNDERTAKER Wednesday, 11 August 2010 10:40 AM

WILL THESE BE IMPELEMENTED PROPERLY?

Dr.Ruwan Ferdinandez Wednesday, 11 August 2010 11:26 AM

We should be thankful for these people like NCPA when they take positive steps like this but the history is not on our side to believe these organisations. How many kids are truants today? But who cares? It is only the state that does something for them. Neither teachers, no any other agency is interested in them. All in all, it is fair to be suspicious and in this case, I fear, but won't be surprised if kids go missing after mothers have left the country leaving the details of the kids with outsiders.

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