Sri Lanka

Country Overview

ILO activities in Sri Lanka

Employment of People with Disabilities: The Impact of Legislation, 2003 (Full text, pdf, 31 pages)

Training and Employment of People with Disabilities: Sri Lanka 2003 (Full text, pdf, 82 pages)

Asia Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD): Country Profile, 2003 (Full text, html, link to APCD Web site)

Constitution

Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, 1978 (as amended up to December 20, 2000) (Full text, pdf, link to the Official Web site of the Government of Sri Lanka)

Disability-Specific Laws

Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, No. 28 of 1996 (Full text, html, link to Disability Information resources)

General Laws with Disability Provisions

National Workers’ Charter (Full text, html, link to NATLEX database)

Workmen’s Compensation Ordinance (Chapter 158) (Consolidation) (Full text, pdf, link to Commonwealth Legal Information Institute)

Disability-Specific Policies

National Policy on Disability, 2003 (Full text, pdf, link to The World Bank)

Information Links in Country

The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon

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