.: No for Alternative means of compansation insted of Fuel Subsidiary

Fishers of Negombo and Chilaw have not conducted their fishing operations today (16/06/2014) as a token strike against stopping fuel subsidiary given for the fishers who are having crafts with inboard or out board engines after sudden increase of fuel price in 2012 February.
Government planing to give fisheries equipments instead of fuel subsidiary cards that can use when buying fuel for the boat. Fishers rejecting the proposal and asking for decrease of fuel price or give back the fuel subsidiary cards to the fishers .
Fishers of Negombo conducted a walking protest from the coast to Negombo- Putlam main road asking for fuel subsidiary and stop the Fishing instrument fraud.
about 800 fishers were participated to the protest

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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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No for Alternative means of compansation insted of Fuel Subsidiary