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ILO facilitates stakeholder consultation on labour migration and fair recruitment

As part of the ILO’s Fair Recruitment Initiative, the EU-funded “Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration” ( REFRAME) project is organizing a stakeholder consultation on labour migration and fair recruitment.

Meeting

ILO congratulates Minister on new portfolio

ILO Country Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives Ms Simrin Singh called on Hon. Ravindra Samaraweera (10 May 2018) to congratulate him on his recent appointment as Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations.

workshop

WIND and WISE Approached to Improve the Occupational Safety and Health Practices in Plantation

The International Labour Organization a Mini Training on WIND and WISE Approached to Improve the Occupational Safety and Health Practices in Plantation Sector

Decent Work Country Programme Task Force Meeting

Decent Work Country Programme Task Force Meeting WCP Taskforce meets in Jaffna 11-13 February 2020

Local economic growth through partnerships and value chain development through LEED+ model

The Chamber Academy of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has organised a knowledge sharing session, together with the International Labour Organisation on the LEED+ project and its incentives to the private sector and local producers.

Study Visit to Sri Lanka to learn about Child Labour Free Zones

A study visit to Sri Lanka is being organised by the ENHANCE Project for Vietnamese delegates to learn from the experiences of Sri Lanka in preventing and eliminating child labour and implementing child labour free zones.

Ratification of C189

Paving the Way to Ratification of C189 Decent Work for Domestic Workers

A national consultation on the road map to ratify the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).

Social safety nets

ILO/Japan Fund for Building Social Safety Nets in Asia and the Pacific (SSN Fund)

The SSN Fund aims to support ILO constituents in Asia and the Pacific for building social safety nets through a wide range of activities such as; capacity building of governmental entities; enhancing proactive actions of social partners;...

Local economic development

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED)

The Project contributes to poverty reduction, sustainable job creation and peace building through an improved environment with strengthened governance, effective community-based services and public-private partnership that economically empower...

Country level engagement and assistance to reduce child labour (CLEAR)

The project will focus on improved national legislation on the worst forms of child labour to bring them into compliance with international standards.

Safe Labour Migration Programme in Sri Lanka

Supported by the Government of Switzerland, this programme aims at ensuring an effective implementation of the Sri Lanka National Labour Migration Policy while promoting decent work through good governance, protection and empowerment of migrant...

Child labour

Social protection for families of children at risk of exploitative employment in selected locations on the plantations Project

Support to implement youth employment policies and coordinating for youth employment in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Support to Implement Youth Employment Policies and Coordinating for Youth Employment in Sri Lanka

Global: Freedom of association and collective bargaining

Promoting the right to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining - Project

Skills to support Local Economic Development (SKILLED) - EU Support to Reconstruction and Development in Selected Districts in Sri Lanka...

European Union Support to District Development Programme (EU-SDDP) Project has aimed at “to ccontribute to and capacitate the transition from post-conflict relief to reconstruction and development by supporting selected districts in North and East...

Bangladesh-Indonesia-Nepal-Sri Lanka-Philippines: Green jobs promotion

The ILO project Green Jobs in Asia assisted five Asian countries in initiating the shift towards low-carbon, environmentally friendly and climate resilient economies.

Local Economic Development through Tourism (LED) Project

The Project contributes to poverty reduction, sustainable job creation and peace building through an improved environment with strengthened governance, effective community-based services and public-private partnership that economically empower...

Promoting decent work through good governance, protection and empowerment of migrant workers: Ensuring the effective implementation of the...

It is essential that policy level work filters down to the local communities and is mainstreamed in various governance mechanisms.

Social protection

Social Protection for Families of Children at Risk of Exploitative Employment through Strengthening of Supplementary Service Provision in...

The project contributes to reduced vulnerability of children at risk of falling into child labour through strengthened social protection for plantation communities.