Events and meetings

The ILO Office in Sri Lanka organizes and takes part in a wide range of meetings, conferences, workshops and training events. More information about the events listed below can be found by clicking on the relevant link or contacting us by email.

July 2023

  1. Young Leaders Boot Camp 2023

    24 July - 4 August 2023

    The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, organizes the Young Leaders Boot Camp 2023 – a two-week interactive learning experience which welcomes undergraduate, graduate students and young professionals seeking to acquire the skills necessary to pursue a career in the UN system and other IOs.

  2. Summer Global Youth Forum 2023: Youth at the forefront of achieving the 2023 agenda for sustainable development

    3 - 14 July 2023

    The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, organizes the Summer 2023 edition of its Global Youth Forum – an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

January 2023

  1. Winter Global Youth Forum 2023: Youth at the forefront of achieving the 2023 agenda for sustainable development

    30 January - 10 February 2023

    The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, organizes the Winter 2023 edition of its Global Youth Forum – an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

December 2022

  1. © ILO/S. Wijemanne 2023
    Certificate awarding ceremony for the training course on Maritime and Seamanship by Mahapola Port and Maritime Academy

    20 December 2022

    The Mahapola Port and Maritime Academy, supported by the Government of Japan, and ILO Sri Lanka with the facilitation of the National Union of Seafarers of Sri Lanka (NUSS) successfully conducted the awarding ceremony for the 22 trainees who completed the training course on Maritime and Seamanship on 20 December 2022.

  2. 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting

    6 - 9 December 2022

    The 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) will bring together government ministers, representatives of workers' and employers' organizations, and academics from Asia, the Pacific and the Arab States in Singapore to discuss concrete steps to drive a human-centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

November 2022

  1. Concept note: National Consultation and Training on Occupational Safety and Health International Labour Standards

    30 November 2022

  2. Agenda: National Consultation and Training on Occupational Safety and Health International Labour Standards

    30 November 2022

  3. National consultation and training on Occupational Safety and Health International Labour Standards

    30 November 2022

August 2022

  1. Agenda: Social dialogue and workplace cooperation in the public sector

    30 - 31 August 2022

  2. Social dialogue and workplace cooperation in the public sector

    30 - 31 August 2022

  3. © ILO/N. Bandara 2023
    Migrant rights protection through training and knowledge enhancement of Trade Unions

    12 August 2022

    The ILO, Sri Lanka under its Safe Labour Migration Project (Phase IV) jointly with the HELVETAS, Sri Lanka conducted a consultation on “training manual and tool-kit development” for the trade union members on 12 August 2022. A fruitful discussion was held with the active participation of 15 trade union members.

July 2022

  1. Summer Global Youth Forum 2022: Youth at the forefront of achieving the 2030 agenda for sustainable development

    25 July - 12 August 2022

    The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, organizes the Summer 2022 edition of its Global Youth Forum – an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

April 2022

  1. High-level virtual discussion on acting together to build a positive safety and health culture

    28 April 2022

    The ILO hosted a high-level virtual discussion, exploring the topic of participation and social dialogue for creating a preventative safety and health culture.

February 2022

  1. Capacitating State institutions on virtual training

    21 - 22 February 2022

    A two-day course for master trainers of the State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion & Market Diversification (SMFEP&MD) on 21 and 22 February 2022.

  2. Strengthening public sector dispute prevention/resolution through social dialogue and workplace cooperation

    18 - 23 February 2022

    The training will focus on understanding of concepts of social dialogue, collective bargaining, workplace cooperation, grievance handling and international best practices on dispute prevention and resolution.

January 2022

  1. Skilling Sri Lankan migrant workers towards the Global talent pool

    24 January 2022

    Marking International Migrants Day (18 December), the ILO Country Office jointly with the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) organised a multi-stakeholder consultative forum on “Skilling Sri Lankan migrant workers towards the Global talent pool”.

December 2021

  1. Impact of COVID-19 on labour migration governance in Sri Lanka

    18 December 2021

    December 2021 to commemorate International Migrants Day marked on 18 December. 'The Impact of Covid-19 on Labour Migration Governance' was the theme of the keynote presentation by the Regional Migration Specialist of the ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia, Mr Shabarinath Nair. The participants were mainly representatives of workers' organisations and civil society organisations and think-tanks in Sri Lanka.

October 2021

  1. National workshop on wage concepts and wage setting process for informal and home based workers in lower tiers of supply chains

    11 - 14 October 2021

    This capacity-building event will focus on understanding minimum wage-setting systems and methods, calculating wages for piece rated, casual, informal and home based workers engaged in the lower tiers of the global (and domestic) supply chains. The workshop intends to strengthen the capacity of the ILO’s constituents and membership-based organisations of home-based and informal economy workers in Sri Lanka, to design and implement effective wage policies and wage-setting methods, informed by the realities of informal economy workers.

September 2021

  1. Capacitating State institutions for safe, orderly and regular migration

    23 - 25 September 2021

    The International Labour Organisation (ILO) facilitated a series of knowledge enhancement sessions in September 2021 to strengthen the Training of Trainers (ToT) unit of the State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion & Market Diversification (SMFEP&MD). This is an activity of the Safe Labour Migration Project, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), that aims to enhance monitoring, reviewing, and implementation of policies and strategic plans relating to labour migration.

July 2021

  1. Asia and Pacific: Regional launch event of the International Journal of Labour Research

    16 July 2021

    The ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) organized a high-level regional launch of the International Journal of Labour Research on 16th July2021. “COVID-19 and Recovery: The Role of Trade Unions in Building Forward Better” is launched during a panel discussions which bring together authors, researchers , academics, ILO representatives and leaders from trade union in Asia and Pacific.