ILO in Sri Lanka

  • Beyond the barriers, it’s a great feeling to become a seafarer

    Nayomi Amarasinghe is the first female seafarer Sri Lanka has ever produced. Last year, an ILO partnership with the Mahapola Port and Maritime Academy helped her to become a seafarer, landing Nayomi a job with the well renowned Carnival Cruise Line giving her a new sense of independence and purpose.

Latest

  1. World Tourism Day

    "We need to rethink tourism so the earth can heal"

  2. Press release

    High-level Sri Lankan delegation visits Indonesia to study social security system

  3. Vacancy notice

    Employment opportunities
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Current projects

  1. South Asia Leadership in Entrepreneurship (SALE – Sri Lanka)

    1 October 2021- 30 September 2023

  2. Promoting Decent Work through Good Governance, Protection and Empowerment of Migrant Workers

    18 January 2021 - 31 August 2024

  3. Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation (LEED+)

    4 May 2018 - 30 June 2023

Multimedia 

  1. Browse our photos of working lives 

  2. Watch our videos on Youtube

Labour standards

  1. International labour conventions ratified by Sri Lanka

  2. International labour conventions ratified by the Maldives

Publications

  1. The labour market implications of Sri Lanka's multiple crises

  2. The working conditions of home-based workers in Sri Lanka: A literature review

  3. Future of Work in Sri Lanka: Shaping technology transitions for a brighter future