All publications: Sri Lanka
Outcome 14: Promoting the Right to Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining (Final Evaluation Summary)
Project: GLO/14/66/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Sandy Wark
Labour migration structures and financing in Asia
This report was prepared by the V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, India, and researchers in the Philippines and Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), and completed in 2015. The study benefited from...
Labor migration in Asia: Building effective institutions
This report analyzes the institutions and structures that govern labour migration in Asia.
Summary Report of the Expert Group Meeting To Review and Finalize the Regional Action Plan to End Child Labour
On December 8-9, 2015, an Expert Group Meeting to review and finalize the regional action plan to end child labour was organized by SAIEVAC Regional Secretariat In collaboration with the SACG, (Supported by ILO and WINROCK International) in Colombo,...
Strategic HIV/AIDS Response in Enterprises (SHARE): Public-Private Partnership
The ILO’s Strategic HIV/AIDS Response in Enterprises (SHARE) taps into the resources of the public and private sectors for the benefit of workers, their families, and enterprises – not to mention national economies. SHARE’s principal objectives are...
A four-country review of labour law reform processes and accompanying social and policy dialogue
This research note examines social and policymaking processes in the labour and social domain in the Asia-Pacific region, predicated principally on a review of processes in four countries, namely Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic,...
Independent evaluation of the ILO's strategies on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Volume I Full Report - Rev. Ed. (2015)
Covering the period from 2008 to 2014, this evaluation reviews ILO’s strategy to advance Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW), namely: the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is widely known and exercised (Outcome...
Independent evaluation of the ILO's strategies on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Volume II Annexes - Rev. Ed. (2015)
This report contains a collection of case studies as well as other thematic reports which were gathered as part of the desk review for the full report, Volume 1. SEE EDITOR's NOTE WITH APOLOGY.
Measuring children’s work in South Asia: Perspectives from national household surveys
The report provides an overview and insight into the nature and extent of child labour and children’s employment and educational marginalization in the South Asian countries and region.
South Asia Children in labour and employment
Measuring children’s work
Measuring children’s work in South Asia: Perspectives from national household surveys - Fact sheet
Provides an overview of the joint ILO-UCW South Asia report on child labour and children in employment
Labour laws, the business environment and the growth of micro and small enterprises in South Asia
This report provides empirical evidence on the influence labour related laws and regulations have on enterprise growth and the promotion of decent and productive employment.
Labour law, the business environment and growth of micro and small enterprises - Sri Lanka
Part of a series of four country studies commissioned by the ILO to research the impact of labour laws and the cost of regularization on entrepreneurs’ decisions to formalize their business.
Enabling women's work
Women’s work participation rates in South Asia, with the exception of Nepal, are low compared to other regions. Social norms continue to influence work-seeking behaviour, resulting in persistent concentration of women workers in certain occupations...
Leaving No One Behind: Reaching Key Populations through workplace action on HIV and AIDS
This literature review was commissioned to contribute to the body of knowledge on reaching key populations with HIV services. It sought to demonstrate how the workplace and/or the workforce could be creatively used to increase access to HIV services...
Country leaflet
The ILO in Sri Lanka
This Country Leaflet gives an overview of ILO activities in Sri Lanka. It summarizes the ILO’s history in the country, and outlines the work undertaken by the ILO in cooperation with the government and social partners on a wide range of work and...
Background Brief No.4 - September 2013
Green Jobs Programme for Asia and the Pacific
This background brief provides a summary of the latest news, activities and events from the ILO Green Jobs Programme for Asia and the Pacific up to September 2013.
Gender equality
Female labour force participation in Bangladesh: trends, drivers and barriers
This paper examines recent trends in women’s labour force participation in Bangladesh. It shows that there has been an increase in female labour force participation in Bangladesh, alongside the acceleration in economic growth since the 1990s.
To work or not to work? Factors holding women back from market work in Sri Lanka
This study looks at the extent to which differences in individual and household characteristics are associated with whether women in Sri Lanka work for pay or not.
Promoting employment intensive growth in Sri Lanka: An assessment of key sectors
Employment Working Paper No. 139