Mullaitivu fishermen demand fuel and an end to illegal fishing

by Thusiyan
Aug 17, 2022

Hundreds of Tamil fishermen rallied through Mullaitivu this week, as they demanded an end to illegal fishing by Indian trawlers and support with a crippling fuel shortage that has left many livelihoods at risk.

The protest on Tuesday by the Mullaitivu Fishermen's Federation saw boats loaded on trucks and marched through the town.

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has left a fuel shortage that has ground key industries such as fishing to a halt in the North-East. Even kerosene has been in short supply, with thousands of livelihoods impacted across the Tamil homeland.

The fishermen called on the local government to ensure that kerosene was subsidised and provided to those in need, and also complained of Indian trawlers that have been illegally fishing in waters off the Mullaitivu coast.

See more photographs from the protest below.

 

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