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Social health protection

ILO partnership: Mahidol University and the ILO launch specialised Master’s Program developed to advance Social Health Protection in Asia

To strengthen the capacity of Social Health Protection (SHP) professionals in Asia, a Master’s Program in Primary Health Care Management and Social Health Protection has been launched at Mahidol University, Thailand.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO COOP 100 Interview with Mr. Upali Herath, a cooperative practitioner from Sri Lanka

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

Forced labour

Forced Labour Indicators (In Sinhala)

Video contains information on ILO’s Forced Labour Indicators. How to identify forced labour specifically in the international labour migration.

News update

International Cooperative Day 2020: COOPS for Climate Action

The International Day of Cooperatives is celebrated on the first Saturday of July every year.

Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation Project (LEED+), Sri Lanka - Independent Midterm Evaluation

The Evaluation Office of the International Labour Organisation (ILO/ ILO-EVAL) is seeking expressions of interest from qualified consultants (team leader and/or team member) to conduct an Independent Midterm Evaluation of the ILO project: Local...

New study

Assessment of the Key Bottlenecks for Private Sector Investments in the Northern Province

This publication ‘Assessment of the Key Bottlenecks for Private Sector Investments in the Northern Province’ is the result of the assessment carried out under the Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation" - LEED+ project of...

Minor tank rehabilitation

Guidance note on employment intensive tank rehabilitation

This publication is an important result of the ILO's Climate Resilience project implemented in the Northern Province, with the view of building drought resilience of small holder agriculture communities. The guidance note explains the technical...

Op-Ed for World Day Against Child Labour 2020

“A time of crisis, a time to act”

"We will indeed take definitive action to ensure our future will be one that is absent of child labour". An opinion editorial by Ms Simrin Singh, Country Director, ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Fair recruitment

Improving recruitment agency business practices in Sri Lanka

This study aims to provide recommendations for improving business practices in recruitment for foreign employment with a view to reducing the costs borne by migrant workers.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

Interview with Robby Tulus, ex-ICA AP Regional Director, cooperative consultant

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

Brief

Can development results last a decade? A sustainability assessment of an ILO enterprise development project in Sri Lanka

Full report

The Enter-Growth Programme: A decade on

Can development results last a decade? A sustainability assessment of an ILO enterprise development project in Sri Lanka

Guidelines for the establishment of an enterprise-level COVID-19 Task Force

The Decent Work Team for South Asia, in consultation with the Bureaux for Employers and Workers’ Activities and INWORK, have developed guidelines to inform and encourage the formation of COVID-19 Task Forces at an enterprise-level.

News update

Recognising contributions of migrant workers

To celebrate ten years of working on safe labour migration, the ILO together with Helvetas Sri Lanka, and the Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka, hosted an event titled ‘Recognising contribution of migration workers, strengthening safe labour...

Promoting Decent Work in Sri Lanka

Decent Work Country Programme task force meets in Jaffna

The 6th Task Force meeting of Sri Lanka's Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2018- 2022 was chaired by Mr. D.M.S. Abeyagunawardana, Secretary to the Ministry of Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations, with the participation of the...

Inter-regional meeting on Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with specific focus on women migrant workers

Report of Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with a specific...

Water resource management

Mainstreaming disaster resilience: Identifying opportunities in national policies and legal framework in relation to rural development

This publication ‘Mainstreaming Disaster Resilience: Identifying Opportunities in National Policies and Legal Framework in relation to Rural Development’ is an important result of the collaboration between the ILO and the Government of Sri Lanka....

Freedom of association and collective bargaining

Opportunities and challenges in formation and functioning of trade unions in Sri Lanka

This paper was prepared for trade unions in Sri Lanka to strategise on opportunities and challenges in freedom of association and collective bargaining, in accordance with ILO Conventions No. 87 and No. 98.

Ratification of Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)

Presentation at the Paving the Way to Ratification of C189 Decent Work for Domestic Workers, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7 January 2020