All resources: Sri Lanka

The skills gap in four industrial sectors in Sri Lanka

In response to a request from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development to carry out an assessment of the skills gap in four initial priority sectors identified by the Government of Sri Lanka, the ILO commissioned this study to identify...

Pre-departure preparation of migrant workers in Sri Lanka

Policy brief on SLBFE procedure on pre-departure orientation and services for low-skilled migrant workers, competency level, issues and challenges.

Labour inspection

Technology lightens the load for factory inspector

‘LISA’ App on a tablet makes the job of a labour inspector in Colombo easier and helps monitor cases and ensure compliance with labour laws.

Small app, big advantage

A small mobile App has relieved labour inspectors in Sri Lanka of heavy stacks of reports and record books and improved the efficiency, transparency and timeliness of the government service.

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

South Asia region: Donor contributions for projects (2002-present)

Spotlight special ILO/Japan edition

This special edition of "Spotlight" presents a number of inspiring individuals who the ILO/Japan Programme supported and brought many improvements, changing the lives of ordinary working people for the better.

Local economic development in Sri Lanka

Peace, prosperity and papayas

Her papaya crop is paying off for a widowed farmer helped by the ILO-supported LEED program, which has boosted business in fisheries, construction and agriculture.

Peace, prosperity and papayas

Vadiveel Selvarathy is expecting a richer harvest of her "red lady" papayas, Sivaranjini Rameshkumar is about to finish another fishing boat, and Peter Rajan has just returned with a big catch of blue swimming crabs. Survivors of Sri Lanka’s...

Labour migration

SAARC commits to helping migrant workers

By Yoshiteru Uramoto, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of the International Labour Organization (ILO)

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.

Strengthening migrant workers' grievance handling process

Council of Ministers Resolution No. 68 of 24/11/2014 approving the cooperation between the Ministry of Labour of Saudi Arabia Kingdom and...

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.

Child labour in South Asia

A presentation on the child labour situation in India.

What is child labour?

A presentation on the conceptual framework of the definition of child labour.

Mainstreaming Child Labour Issues

A presentation on mainstreaming child labour issues into policies and legislations.

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...

COOP NEWS UPDATE

This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between April and August, 2014.