{"id":198961,"date":"2019-02-16T18:47:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T13:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=198961"},"modified":"2019-02-18T00:43:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T19:13:48","slug":"jvp-defending-sexual-predator-union-action-demanding-reinstatement-of-employee-dismissed-for-abusing-co-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/jvp-defending-sexual-predator-union-action-demanding-reinstatement-of-employee-dismissed-for-abusing-co-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"JVP Defending Sexual Predator: Union Action Demanding Reinstatement Of Employee Dismissed For Abusing Co-Worker"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fresh controversy is brewing over the involvement of a Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna affiliated trade union to defend a private sector employee who has been dismissed for sexually abusing a 23-year-old male co-worker.<\/p>\n

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The trade union, on Friday, launched a strike at South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT) Private Limited demanding the reinstatement of the employee who was dismissed for sexually harassing the young employee.<\/p>\n

It has been reported that the Harbour police has discouraged the victim from lodging a Police complaint about the incident and advised him to resolve the problem with the predator on “friendly terms.”<\/p>\n

The victim, as his next resort, has complained to the management of the company about the sexual harassment. The company had entrusted a third party inquiry officer to probe the matter and upon his findings, had dismissed the predator.<\/p>\n

It is against this backdrop that the JVP affiliated trade union at SAGT launched a strike demanding the reinstatement of the dismissed employee. Colombo Telegraph learns that the union operates under former Parliamentarian Wasantha Samarasinghe who was also a member of the North Central Provincial Council.<\/p>\n

“After the internal inquiry, action was taken and there was industrial action arising from it. There was a third party inquiry and the perpetrator was disciplined. The victim has been reallocated,” SAGT Private Limited CEO Romesh David has told Groundviews.<\/p>\n

However, fresh questions have also emerged over the manner in which the private company handled the issue. As sexual harassment is a criminal offence, the company should have referred the matter to the police in an official capacity, a source familiar with the incident told Colombo Telegraph. “Brushing it under the carpet after an internal inquiry is an attempt to cover up the incident,” the source added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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