All resources: Sri Lanka

Country Office Director Simrin Singh on the contributions of the the REFRAME project in Sri Lanka

REFRAME project constituents discuss the HAMSA complaints mechanism tool

REFRAME project constituents discuss capacity building of trade unions on fair recruitment practices

Highlights from REFRAME’S work on promoting fair recruitment in Sri Lanka

REFRAME project constituents discuss how the project has promoted fair recruitment in Sri Lanka.

REFRAME project in Sri Lanka

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Greener clothes? Environmental initiatives and tools in the garment sector in Asia

The increasing social and environmental impacts of the textile and garment supply chain are well known and have resulted in the development of an array of initiatives, tools and assessment platforms to enhance the sustainability of the sector. There...

Our impact, their stories

Tapping into a flood resilient future in Sri Lanka

Hugely valuable both economically and as a part of nature, Kithul (or Fishtail palm) trees support rural livelihoods and increase flood resilience in disaster prone areas of Sri Lanka. ILO is working with rural communities to keep Kithul farmers...

News update

Putting down roots

Groundnut cultivation supported by ILO’s SURAR Project is not only helping resettled communities to revive their livelihoods but also reintegrate with existing communities in the Mullaitivu District

Our impact, their stories

Restarting with resilience

A Value Chain Financing (VCF) model piloted by ILO as part of its COVID-19 response is helping Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) access working capital, and regain their footing

Reducing the footprint? How to assess carbon emissions in the garment sector in Asia

This report examines carbon emissions across the garment sector as counted using the two prominent methodologies for calculating emissions – the life cycle assessment (LCA) and carbon accounting in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The purpose...

Fair recruitment

Workforce and migration patterns of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry: Implications for growth of the sector

This report considers factors that drive workers from the Sri Lankan tourism industry to migrate overseas; seeks to understand the impact of labour turnover on the local industry; and identify the recruitment channels workers use to secure labour...

Factory productivity improvement

Productivity interventions available to garment factories in Asia: A mapping study

This study focuses on the availability of productivity interventions in the Asian garment sectors. By examining a subset of productivity interventions available to the industry, the paper depicts a broader picture of what type of support services...

Fact sheet

Employment and environmental sustainability in Sri Lanka

The Employment and Environmental Sustainability Fact Sheets series provides key indicators of employment and environmental sustainability performance. They include: (i) employment in environmental sectors; (ii) skill levels; (iii) vulnerability of...

Training Policy Brief

How to amend the Sri Lankan labour law to include flexible working arrangements?

The aim of this policy brief is to identify the required changes in the Labour Law framework in Sri Lanka in order to make it conducive to flexible work arrangements. It put forward three recommendations in order to concretize this goal.

Local economic development

Breaking barriers: Amirthalingam Ranjana's story

Women and girls are key agents of development, with gender equality and women's empowerment having the potential to accelarate progress towards the sustianable development goals. Rajana's story, and that of countless others like her, continue to...

Breaking barriers

Women and girls are key agents of development, with gender equality and women's empowerment having the potential to accelarate progress towards the sustianable development goals. Rajana's story, and that of coutless others like her, continue to...

Healthy socio-economic recovery of the micro and small enterprise sector of Sri Lanka - Final joint independent evaluation

The Evaluation Office of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking expression of interest from qualified individual/company to lead a final independent evaluation of a Joint project between ILO and UNOPS on Healthy Socio-Economic...

Our impact, Their voices

Growing a field of dreams

For the many first-time women farmers in the village of Chettikulam, black gram offers new opportunities. Through its work in the agriculture sector, ILO Sri Lanka’s LEED+ project is working with Coops, government officials, and private sector to...

Measurement, awareness raising, and policy engagement project (MAP16) in Sri Lanka