All resources: Sri Lanka

Promoting employment intensive growth in Sri Lanka: An assessment of key sectors

Employment Working Paper No. 139

Globalization, employment and gender in the open economy of Sri Lanka

Employment Working Paper No. 138

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2013

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for an “urgent and vigorous” global campaign to tackle the growing number of work-related diseases, which claim an estimated 2 million lives per year. The World Day for Safety and Health at Work...

World Safety Day - Prevention of Occupational Diseases and Best Practices in OSH

By Mr Donglin Li, Director, ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives

International perspectives on women and work in hotels, catering and tourism

This working paper highlights structural and cultural issues that often determine the roles that women play within the hotel, catering and tourism workforce and the strategies which can make a difference to their status and opportunities within the...

Sri Lanka

Women's participation in Sri Lanka's labour force: Trends, drivers and constraints

This study is motivated by the recognition that increasing women's access to employment is necessary to increase human capital and capabilities within households.

Regional Training and Knowledge Sharing Workshop for Measuring Decent Work in Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand, 27-30 November 2012)

The Regional Training and Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Enhancing Labour Statistics for Measuring Decent Work in Asia and the Pacific which took place in Bangkok, Thailand from 27th -30th November 2012 was organized as one of the key regional...

Local edge: Decent work - Stories from the grassroots

This collection features stories about how the creation of good jobs and achievement of personal goals is linked to local employment strategies based on the concept of decent work.

DIALOGUE Working Paper No. 46, "Emerging trends in employee participation in Sri Lanka"

This paper is part of a series of national studies on employee participation practices in Asia undertaken within the research programme in the field of industrial relations in the region. The paper examines various forms of employee participation,...

Sri Lanka: Projects

Sri Lanka: Policy

Sri Lanka: Legislation

Maldives ratifies the eight ILO fundamental Conventions

The Maldives has ratified the eight ILO fundamental Conventions on 4 January 2013, dealing with four categories of fundamental principles and rights at work: freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;...

Evaluation summary

This is the evaluation summary for the Green Jobs in Asia project

Independent final project evaluation report

This is the independent final project evaluation report for the Green Jobs in Asia project

Post-conflict recovery

ILO helps Sri Lanka war victims pick up the pieces

Fishermen who lost their boats during Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war are back at sea. Farmers are learning to get better yields and war widows are running businesses. A look at how an ILO project is helping victims of the bitter conflict.

Green Jobs in Asia (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project RAS/10/50/AUS - Evaluation consultants: Lucy Mitchell; Taeko Takahashi

ILO Director-General visits Thailand and the Philippines

Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General visits Thailand 13-16 December and the Philippines, 16-18 December 2012

Worker’s rights

Migrant workers in Jordan are making their voices heard

As the world marks International Migrants Day on December 18, ILO News looks at the impact of legislation allowing migrant workers in Jordan to join trade unions.