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Sri Lankan women improve their livelihoods through cooperatives in the groundnut value chain

Two women producers supported by the ILO LEED+ project share their stories on how they increased their income through cooperatives in the groundnut value chain.

Let them fly, don’t clip their wings !

Ridma Weerawardena is the latest musician from around the world to join the ILO’s Global Music Against Child Labour Initiative. The song is his contribution to the global and Sri Lankan fight to end child labour

Our impact, their voices

Water is wealth for Sri Lankan farmers

The legacy of conflict combined with climate change brought drought and impending disaster to northern Sri Lankan farmers. An ILO project helped to restore water and put them back on the road to a more prosperous life.

Fair recruitment

Review of law, policy and practice of recruitment of migrant workers in Sri Lanka

This review provides an overview of legislative and policy frameworks concerning recruitment of migrant workers in Sri Lanka. The review identifies gaps in relation to the ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment, and...

Tools and Guidelines for Watershed Management in the South-Western Region of Sri Lanka for Increased Climate Resilience

This manual presents tools and guidelines for watershed management, specifically formulated for the local context. It was created to aid local government officers and other land user groups to incorporate better land use management practices in...

Press release

ILO facilitates symposium to update Operational Manual for Sri Lankan Diplomatic Missions, enhancing protection and welfare for Sri Lankan...

The ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and Maldives in partnership with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), facilitated a three-day symposium on ‘Enhancing protection and welfare for Sri Lankan migrant workers abroad’ on 18th – 20th...

News update

ILO-led National Cooperative Policy of Sri Lanka

The International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomes cabinet approval received for the National Policy on Cooperatives.

Press release

ILO and UNFCCC conducts Asia-Pacific region workshop on climate change responses and transition to decent work

The International Labour Organization (ILO) along with the UN Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC) organized an Asia-Pacific region workshop to discuss maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative impacts of implementing climate change...

Decent work

Invisible workers: Enabling decent work for informal economy workers global supply chains

The video was developed as a part of ILO/Japan Multi-bilateral Programme - 'Towards Fair and Sustainable Global Supply Chains: Promoting Decent Work for Invisible Workers in South Asia' and provides brief introduction about the background and...

Occupational safety and health

Home as workplace: Health and safety for informal economy workers in global supply chains

The video was developed as a part of ILO/Japan Multi-bilateral Programme - 'Towards Fair and Sustainable Global Supply Chains: Promoting Decent Work for Invisible Workers in South Asia' and captures the efforts made towards making working conditions...

Business Continuity Plan: Disaster Mitigation and Building Resilience - Basic Guidelines for Preparation of Business Continuity Plan (BCP)...

This guidelines publication was created to help Sri Lanka micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to have a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in the event disasters strike. The plan will help to minimize the effect such disasters have on business...

Press release

Strengthening partnerships for combatting Human Trafficking in Sri Lanka

The ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives commemorate the World Day against human trafficking on 30th of July 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Press release

National Mediation Day

On the 25th of July, the International Labour Organization together with the Mediation Boards Commission, Ministry of Justice and Prison Reforms in partnership with The Asia Foundation celebrated National Mediation Day.

News update

Action plan for National Labour Migration Policy completed

The final inter-ministerial workshop in the process of updating the NLMP took place on 18th July 2019 at the Movenpick Hotel with the inter- ministerial consultation workshop on the National Action Plan (NAP).

Press release

Learning to learn for life and work

On 15 July 2019, the International Labour Organization (ILO) joins the global celebration of World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) that raises awareness of the importance of youth skills development.

News update

EQUIP launches campaign to eradicate forced labour and human trafficking.

EQUIP Project of the ILO launched the ‘Hari Paren Yamu’ (Let’s take the right path) campaign that create awareness on the importance of safe labour migration, forced labour and human trafficking.

Fair recruitment country brief: Sri Lanka

This brief provides an overview of fair recruitment challenges and opportunities, and priorities for action for the REFRAME project in Sri Lanka

Press release

New safety and health issues emerge as the world of work changes

The ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, together with the Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations, Department of Labour, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) and...

News update

Launch of a Girl Guide Badge on Preventing Child Labour

Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA), in partnership with the ILO in Sri Lanka and Maldives, launched a new badge on preventing Child Labour to mark World Day Against Child Labour last week.

Labour migration

Ensuring fair recruitment through the Qatar Visa Center in Sri Lanka

ILO brings together government, trade unions and civil society to discuss progress on fair recruitment through Qatar Visa Centers.