As part of its advocacy work in Sri Lanka the ILO produces a range of video products, including news stories, interviews, and other promotional films.
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12 September 2012
In Sri Lanka, recycling, and its associated occupations, are becoming more organized thanks to a collaboration between the ILO, municipal government, worker and employer organizations. The Waste Management Authority that manages Colombo's solid waste disposal is creating "green jobs" by formalizing the formerly 'freelance' waste pickers that collect plastics, metals and other materials for re-sale. Up to 4,000 waste pickers have received training by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to improve their methods of collection while raising awareness about protecting their health at work. Meantime, the ILO has been liaising with the tea and rubber plantation owners to buy bio-compost produced as a by-product of the WMA. Supported by the Australian Government - ILO Partnership Agreement (2010-2015) the outcomes are benefiting many in this transition to green jobs in Sri Lanka.
22 April 2011
Ms Manuela Tomei, Director of the ILO’s Conditions of Work and Employment Programme, explains how adopting an international labour standard on domestic work at the 100th ILC would help regulate what is most often an ‘unregulated’ and sometimes hazardous field of work.
10 March 2010
This video is about the experiences gained by the project "Enterprise for Pro-poor growth", in facilitating local economic development through an integrated approach in Sri Lanka.
06 March 2008
A new report from the International Labour Organization shows that economic empowerment for women is vital for equal participation of women and men in the labour market and equal access to obtaining decent work. In Sri Lanka, Rupa Manel Silva is leading the way with a bank run by women for women.