2011

1. National Green Jobs Conference

   24 January 2011

   The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Ministries of Labour and Labour Relations and Productivity Promotion, is organizing a two-day National Conference on Green Jobs from 24-25 January 2011.

2010

1. ILO Tripartite Review Meeting (TPR)

   16 December 2010

   A Tripartite Decent Work Country Programme Review Meeting with ILO constituents took place on Thursday, 16 December 2010

2. ILO Enterprise Projects for Women in Vavuniya North

   03 December 2010

   ILO LEED Project introduces TREE methodology for economic empowerment of conflict-affected women in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

3. 

   Youth unemployment at highest recorded level - ILO report; 36 million Asia Pacific young people unemployed – A possible “Lost generation”

   12 August 2010

   The global unemployment rate for young people has risen to its highest recorded level, and is expected to continue increasing until the end of 2010, a new report issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO) says.

4. 

   World Day against Child Labour - countries to "go for the goal" and tackle child labour

   10 June 2010

   As the football World Cup in South Africa kicked off, countries throughout Asia-Pacific marked World Day against Child Labour with an urgent appeal to "Go For the goal - end child labour".

5. Capacity-building workshop for trade unions in Male, Republic of Maldives

   25 March 2010

   A one day workshop was convened for trade unions and trade associations in Male,Republic of Maldives. The workshop was facilitated by Ariel Castro, ILO Specialist for Workers' Activities, Sub-Regional Office(SRO) New Delhi.

6. Tripartite seminar on the eight core conventions of the ILO in Male - Republic of Maldives

   08 March 2010

   The ILO Colombo in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and Sports convened a tripartite seminar in Male on the eight core conventions of the ILO with the aim of identifying ways forward for ratification. The inaugural session was attended by the Vice-president, the Minister for Human Resources, Youth and Sports, the Minister for Economic Development and the Attorney General.

2009

1. Taking forward the National Labour Migration Policy for Sri Lanka

   30 December 2009

   The Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare has taken steps to carry forward the National Labour Migration Policy by establishing a High Level Advisory Committee consisting of key Ministries, Recruitment Industry, Trade Unions and civil society organizations to oversee the implementation of the National Policy.

2. 

   ILO Colombo 25th anniversary celebrations

   30 October 2009

   The ILO country office in Sri Lanka celebrated its 25th anniversary on 30 October 2009.

3. Labour Institutes from India and Sri Lanka sign MOU, facilitated by ILO

   15 August 2009

4. ILO Colombo 25th Anniversary Celebrations

   15 August 2009

   The ILO country office in Sri Lanka celebrated its 25 anniversary on 30 October 2009.

5. 

   Sri Lanka celebrates ILO’s 90 years working for social justice

   15 August 2009

   The ILO Country Office in Sri Lanka celebrated the 90th anniversary of the creation of the ILO with a number of high-level activities. In August 2008, a tripartite steering committee comprising of the Government, ILO, Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) and the workers’ organizations was established under the chairpersonship of the Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower, for planning the events in lieu of the ILO’s 90th anniversary.

6. Republic of Maldives joins the ILO

   20 May 2009

   The Republic of Maldives has become the 183rd member State of the ILO, the United Nations agency that deals with work and workplace issues.

2007

1. Governments, trade unions, employers and NGOs join hands in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in workplaces in Sri Lanka

   16 August 2007

   The ILO Office in Sri Lanka being a technical corporation agency seeks to enhance the capacity of employers, workers and the Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower (MOLR&MP) to plan and implement policies and programmes for prevention of HIV/AIDS in workplaces through its ILO/USDOL International HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Program.