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12Indian Tamils and their poverty problem in Sri Lanka360 yen for men. For women it increased as 261 rupees or 250 yen. But they were bonded laborers who lived in the estates for generations. The up-country Tamils remain the poorest among all ethnic groups in Sri Lanka. Poverty is still a major problem. Despite the tea industry employing many poor people, employment has failed to alleviate poverty, since workers are often uneducated and unskilled. Indian Tamil women’s who are working in tea plantations section Their families and society is based with Hinduism, the Hinduism families usually male based family. Woman’s are working to their family. But they must give their salary to their father or husband. Also, they couldn’t go to school. in my research I’m focusing on what kind of programmes currently run in Sri Lanka for Indian Tamil women. When we are talking about gender inequality in Sri Lanka, what kind of programmes government are focusing on, what kind of programmes NGOs are focusing on. And find the failures of their programmes. Try to give my own solution.ReferencesCensus and statistics department of Sri Lanka.Labor feminism & ethnicity in Sri Lanka by Kumari Jayewardene.A history of Sri Lanka by K.M. de Silva.Introduction　Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka are Tamil people of Indian origin in Sri Lanka. They are also known as Hill Country Tamils, Up-Country Tamils or simply Indian Tamils. They are partly descended from South India to Sri Lanka in the 19th and 20th centuries to work in coffee, tea and rubber plantations. They were recruited in 1827 by Governor Sir Edward Barnes on the request of George Bird, a pioneering planter. But they were bonded laborers who lived in the estates for generations. The up-country Tamils remain the poorest among all ethnic groups in Sri Lanka. Poverty is still a major problem. In general, socio-economically their standard of living is below that of the national average and they are described as one of the poorest and most neglected groups in Sri Lanka.Brief introduction about Sri Lanka　Sri Lanka is a multinational country. There are four major ethnicities in country, Sinhalese, Tamils (its divided into Sri Lankan Tamils- members of the Tamil ethnic group native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. and Indian Tamils) and Moorish (Sri Lankan Muslims) are the main ethnic groups living in the country. According to the data of 2012, Sinhalese are 76% Sri Lankan Tamils is 11%, Indian Tamils 4.2% and Moore 9%. In 1815, Sri Lanka became colony of British, then British rulers introduced coffee, tea and rubber cultivation to Sri Lanka.Indian Tamils and their current situation　In my study I would like to talk about Indian Tamil women’s social status and their poverty problem. The community is generally bound by the caste system. Their houses called by line rooms. Those who are of higher castes occupy the first row of line rooms. Line rooms housing system and the environmental sanitation conditions are generally poor for laborers in the plantation sector. They are typically 6-12 or 24-line rooms line rooms in one-line barrack. These rooms for laborers are often without windows and there is little or no ventilation. As many as 6-11 members may often live in one room together. In 2006 their salary was increased. Wages in tea sector were increased with the average daily wage earned now significantly higher at 378 rupees or 国際人間研究科　国際関係学専攻　博士前期課程1年A.L. Weerawarna（A.L.ウィーラワルナ）Born and raised Colombo, Sri Lanka. Graduated from University of Kelaniya, Sri LankaStudy poverty and women empowerment in modern day.