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Maldives ratifies the eight ILO fundamental Conventions

The Maldives has ratified the eight ILO fundamental Conventions on 4 January 2013, dealing with four categories of fundamental principles and rights at work: freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;...

Post-conflict recovery

ILO helps Sri Lanka war victims pick up the pieces

Fishermen who lost their boats during Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war are back at sea. Farmers are learning to get better yields and war widows are running businesses. A look at how an ILO project is helping victims of the bitter conflict.

Worker’s rights

Migrant workers in Jordan are making their voices heard

As the world marks International Migrants Day on December 18, ILO News looks at the impact of legislation allowing migrant workers in Jordan to join trade unions.

HIV Stigma – a new form of dying

HIV is no longer a killer but HIV stigma is. As World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December, ILO research in China, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand sheds light on the problem and suggests ways it can be addressed. By Richard Howard, Senior Specialist on...

Local development

Rebuilding lives shattered in Sri Lanka’s conflict

Three years after the end of Sri Lanka’s bitter civil war, victims are still struggling to rebuild their lives. A joint UN project seeks to give them a new start through training and job placement.

National Workshop on labour administration and inspection in Sri Lanka (Colombo, 19-21 September 2012)

With support from the ILO Project on Promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Sri Lanka, Mr. Ludek Rickly, Senior Labour Administration/Inspection Specialist (LAB/ADMIN) and Mr. Algandram Sivananthiram (ILO Consultant) presented the...

"Momentous" new agreement to promote child rights and child protection in South Asia

The Regional Secretariat of the South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC), a South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Apex Body and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed a new Memorandum of...

Beating idleness

With a youth unemployment rate of more than 19 per cent, Sri Lanka is just one of many countries facing an uphill struggle to create jobs for youth. ILO News reports on a project that is part of the Organization’s worldwide efforts to avert a lost...

Thirteenth National Convention on Women’s Studies

The National Convention on Women’s Studies organized by the Centre for Women’s Research (CENWOR) was held from the 27th – 30th July 2012. The inauguration was at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI). This is the thirteenth in the series, which...

Sri Lanka: New hope for war victims

Decades of civil war have left deep scars in Sri Lanka. An ILO training project brings new hope to some of those whose lives and hopes were shattered by the violence.

ILO an implementing organization for EU’s Programme for Support to Reconstruction and Development in selected Districts in North and East...

Young voices from Sri Lanka

Consultation on "Young Voices from Sri Lanka" on Youth Employment.

Occupational safety and health quintessential to green jobs

ILO supported training programme on green jobs project with NIOSH Sri Lanka.

Greening the Brown article in the Island news.

Greening the Brown - Decent work for waste workers in Sri Lanka

Occupational safety and health quintessential to green jobs

The main objective of the recently concluded training workshop conducted by the Waste Management Authority (WMA), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was to create awareness on improving the safety, health and efficiency of...

Largest Rice Mill in Vavuniya North Re-opens

A significant step in the socio-economic recovery of Vavuniya North took place on 24 January 2012, with the official handing over of the re-equipped Multipurpose Cooperative Society (MPCS) Vavuniya North Rice Mill in Nedunkerny.

Sri Lanka Labour Inspection Needs Assessment

At the invitation of the Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower, the ILO undertook a mission to assess the needs of labour inspection in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Labour Inspection Needs Assessment

At the invitation of the Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower, the ILO undertook a mission to assess the needs of labour inspection in Sri Lanka.

Towards a greener and fairer society

Climate change means that resource scarcity and environmental degradation have become major, and urgent, challenges. In response, the ILO is promoting the concept of green jobs as a driving force towards a greener and fairer development path that...

Event

Asia and the Pacific: Bipartite Worker-Employer Workshop on Decent Work