Video News Releases

August 2012

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   Transitioning to Green Jobs in Sri Lanka

   03 August 2012

   “Green jobs” can be created in the most fundamental of workplaces, and the result can benefit traditional industries. That’s what is happening in Sri Lanka, where former “waste pickers” at Sri Lanka’s garbage dumps were given new skills to work more efficiently and protect their health, and that is benefitting one of the island’s iconic industries.

April 2008

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   A Banker for Sri Lankan Women: Rupa Manel Silva

   02 April 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.

January 2005

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   SRI LANKA REBUILDS AFTER THE TSUNAMI

   20 January 2005

   As well as claiming countless lives, the Asian tsunami left behind devastated economies in its wake. The International Labour Organization’s JobsNet project assesses the impact on employment, identifying pressing needs for repair of workplaces and reconstruction. ILO TV sent this report from Sri Lanka.