LACK OF LEGAL PROTECTION FOR FEMALE MODELS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY OF SRI LANKA

Throughout history, women have been subject to a lot of marginalization, consequently, their role in society has been severely distorted. This paper takes a closer look at the role of women in society within the fashion and modeling industry. It will be noticed as the paper unfolds, that women are playing a leading role in this field. In fact, the first thing that comes to mind is how lucrative the mention of fashion and modeling is as a profession. However, this paper does not exclusively aim to explore the fashion industry from all dimensions but rather seeks to analyze the legal protection of female models in the fashion industry in Sri Lanka. As the reader glues his or her eyes on this paper it will be noted that this study argues vehemently that there is a lack of sufficient legal protection for female models in the Sri Lankan legal system. Therefore, this is the core of this work, to explore how the lack of legal protection impacts the rights of female models and the challenge it poses for the fashion industry. Identifying the loopholes in the Sri Lankan legal system will not be sufficient to make this research successful, thus, the paper will further propose steps and solutions that can be taken to remedy all the challenges to be discussed. In short, the ambit of this article is to advocate for the legal protection of female models in the Sri Lankan legal system