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 response measures.

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.

“To be a child is to be a dreamer”

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Commemorates a Century of Advancing Social Justice and Decent Work

In Sri Lanka, themes of future of work and the best of young Sri Lankan talent took centre stage as the ILO marked its 100th year with a colourful centenary event in Colombo. The centenary celebrations were graced by His Excellency, Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka.

“The Future of Work in Sri Lanka” report launch

Shaping technology transitions for a brighter future

Towards the ILO Centenary

The countdown has begun to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Labour Organization. With multiple events and commemorations planned, 2019 will be a year of global celebrations to mark the ILO’s vision of universal peace based on social justice.

ILO facilitated National Dialogue on the Future of Work in the Tea Sector in Sri Lanka

ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives facilitated a National Dialogue on the Future of Work in the Tea Sector in Sri Lanka on the 14th June 2018.

Sri Lanka’s New Decent Work Agenda

Sri Lanka’s fourth Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) was launched on May 16, following signature of a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations; the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) and workers’ organisations; and the International Labour Organization Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives