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The perpetrator of harassment may be punished either with imprisonment up to a term of five years, or with fine, or both. He\u002Fshe may also be ordered by the court to pay an amount, as determined by the court, to the victim of harassment for injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §345 of the Penal Code of Sri Lanka, 1885\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n    \n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_what-is-sexual-harassment_URL_\n      \n          _ll_is-sexual-harassment-a-global-issue_URL_\n      \n          _ll_sexual-harassment-at-the-workplace_URL_\n      \n          _ll_how-do-sexual-harassment-perpetrators-operate_URL_\n      \n          _ll_what-are-the-effects-of-sexual-harassment_URL_\n      \n          _ll_sexual-harassment-and-domestic-workers_URL_\n      \n          _ll_what-is-the-economic-cost-of-sexual-harassment_URL_\n      \n          _ll_law-and-sexual-harassment_URL_\n      \n          _ll_sexual-harassment-what-is-our-role_URL_\n      \n          _ll_what-is-a-sexual-harassment-policy_URL_\n      \n          _ll_fairtreatment_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights: sexual harassment at work in Sri Lanka – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2025-01-18\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Sexual Harassment\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In accordance with the Sri Lankan Penal Code, unwelcome sexual advances by a person of authority in a working place are considered sexual harassment. 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