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  1. Event

    Migrant workers in the Construction Sector: National Consultation on Skills Assessment and Certification

    International Labour Organisation together with Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission,will be organise the above mentioned workshop on the 21st April 2017 at 9.00am to 3.00pm at Hotel Renuka in Colombo.

  2. Publication

    Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED)

    18 April 2017

    The brochure provides an overview of the Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project in Sri Lanka, highlighting the activities in the fruit and vegetable and fishery sectors.

  3. Press release

    Sri Lankan employers, unions and government confirm social dialogue essential for national wage fixation

    05 April 2017

  4. Event

    Workshop to disseminate survey findings on Government Budgetary Relief Allowance on Workers Act (BRAWA) and its impact on business sector establishments

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Employers Federation of Ceylon (EFC) will hold the above workshop scheduled to take place on 4th April 2017 from 8.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.at Renuka Hotel, Colombo 3.

  5. Press release

    New Country Director for the ILO Office in Sri Lanka and the Maldives

    01 April 2017

    Ms Simrin Singh has officially taken over as the new Country Director for the ILO Country Office for the Sri Lanka and the Maldives on 1st April 2017.

  6. DWCP review meeting

    Sixth Decent Work Country Programme Task Force Meeting

    The ILO Colombo convenes a tripartite Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) Review meeting 27th March 2017 - 2.00pm -5 pm

  7. Press release

    Launch of the Employment Generation and Livelihoods through Reconciliation (EGLR) Project in Northern Sri Lanka

    15 March 2017

    The Project on Employment Generation and Livelihoods through Reconciliation funded by the Government of Norway was launched in Vavuniya on the 15th of March 2017

  8. Transformation of Women at Work in Asia: An Unfinished Development Agenda

    Women in Asia: High contribution, little rewards

    01 March 2017

    Women's labour force participation has either fallen or remained stagnant across Asia says the ILO ahead of International Women’s Day. An ILO book reviews the role of women in Asia’s economic transformation and highlights the barriers they face in the region’s labour market.

  9. Child Labour Statistics

    Sri Lanka Child Activity Survey 2016

    21 February 2017

  10. Press release

    Report on Child Activity Survey 2016 of Sri Lanka Launched

    21 February 2017

    The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) in Sri Lanka launched the report of the Child Activity Survey (CAS) 2016 on 21st of February, 2017. The survey was conducted at the request of the Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations. International Labour Organization (ILO) provided technical assistance and the United States Department of Labour financially supported to conduct this country-wide household survey in 2016.