Publications
The ILO publishes a wide range of books, reports, working papers, training manuals, CD-ROMs, videos and flash movies, relevant to Sri Lanka. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested or purchased in hard copy from the ILO Office in Sri Lanka.
2017
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Fishermen's cooperative society in Irrananimathanagar
22 December 2017
The brochure provides an overview of the Fishermen's Cooperative Society in Irrananimathanagar supported by Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project in Sri Lanka
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Taking the lead in reconciliation, employment creation, gender and value addition
22 December 2017
The brochure provides an overview of the Vavuniya North Fruit Grower's Cooperative Society supported by Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project in Sri Lanka
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Employment and environmental sustainability in Sri Lanka
18 November 2017
The Employment and Environmental Sustainability Fact Sheets series provides key indicators of employment and environmental sustainability performance. They include: (i) employment in environmental sectors; (ii) skill levels; (iii) vulnerability of jobs; (iv) jobs in renewable energy; and (v) scoring on the Environmental Performance Index.
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Fostering workforce skills through education
10 November 2017
Empowered Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka’s development policy document, envisions reorienting the country toward a modern and high-value-adding economy that is able to compete effectively in the global market. Expanding the middle class and improving the living standards by creating 1 million jobs are at the core of the policy. This employment diagnostic study—Sri Lanka: Fostering Workforce Skills—seeks to support the realization of that vision.
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The National Policy on Elimination of Child Labour in Sri Lanka
02 October 2017
The objective of the National Policy on Elimination of Child Labour in Sri Lanka is to contribute to ending child labour and sustaining the results, with a priority on its worst forms, through collaborative action and shared responsibility involving (but not limited to) effective enforcement, mainstreaming child labor issues in key development policies and programmes, collaborative action with key stakeholders at the national and sub national levels, and promoting and facilitating a sustainable life-cycle approach to decent work, particularly for Sri Lanka’s youth.
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Labour market trends and skills profiles of Sri Lankan migrant workers in the construction industry in GCC countries
09 August 2017
This report specifically focuses on skills of migrant workers, in particular in the construction sector. Based on a trend analysis, the report reveals that there is an extensive gap in the skills that are supplied and those that are in demand. This issue has two dimensions. First, there is an overall shortage in the supply of labour from Sri Lanka. Second, the migrants do not have the skill-sets or qualifications that are in demand. The report further lays out possible factors that are exacerbating this gap and presents policy recommendations that address these identified factors.
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World of Work magazine: Migration should be a choice
24 May 2017
This year’s edition of the World of Work magazine highlights themes discussed by the ILO’s 106th International Labour Conference (ILC), including migration.
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Green Business Booklet
12 May 2017
Going green is not only good for the environment, but makes business sense too, as the greening of enterprises results in improved access to markets, higher productivity and cost savings. The Green Business Booklet is part of the Green Jobs packages and the Start and Improve Your Business series of products and helps aspiring entrepreneurs to come up with a green business idea and existing entrepreneurs to green their businesses.
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Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED)
18 April 2017
The brochure provides an overview of the Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project in Sri Lanka, highlighting the activities in the fruit and vegetable and fishery sectors.
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Sri Lanka Child Activity Survey 2016
21 February 2017
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Mapping of the skills assessment procedures, certification standards and equivalencies between Sri Lanka, UAE & Kuwait
03 February 2017
This report seeks to map the existing skills certification requirements and standards in Sri Lanka, against the skills required by countries of destination such as United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait. It further highlights the equivalencies and gaps in the construction sector in the identified occupations and recommends measures to improve the implementation of the skills qualification framework and quality of training services of prospective Sri Lankan construction workers who seek employment in UAE and Kuwait.
2016
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Code of conduct and guidelines to prevent and address sexual harassment in workplace
20 September 2016
The right to safe working conditions and equality in treatment at the workplace are inseparable from the right to work. The right to work can be seriously impaired with when employees are subjected to sexual and gender based forms of violence such as sexual harassment in the workplace.
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Measures to Increase Employment of Nationals in Expatriate Dominated Occupations and promote decent work among all workers
31 August 2016
The high dependence on foreign labour makes employment and migration two interdependent issues requiring a coordinated strategy. On the one hand, nearly half of the employed are foreigners , and not only they play a predominant role in low skilled occupations, but are numerous also among professionals and technicians. On the other hand, despite the buoyant economic growth that allowed the Maldives to reach the status of a middle-income country in 2011 , the labour market has been increasingly characterised by unemployment and discouragement.
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ILO Colombo E-Newsletter - 8th issue
08 August 2016
Welcome to the 8th issue of ILO Colombo’s newsletter. In this issue, you will find stories from our projects, updates on events and other information.
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Analysis of the Sri Lankakan Social Protection Schemes in the context of social protection floor objectives
01 July 2016
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In-depth assessment of employment injury compensation arrangements in Sri Lanka
01 July 2016
ILO has assisted the Government by conducting a study to assess the feasibility of establishing an employment injury insurance (EII) scheme and to estimate financial requirements, explore coordination with other social security schemes, and to provide recommendations for a benefit package. The study has proposed a transformation from the employers’ liability scheme to employment injury insurance which is a desirable step in the development process of industrial injury compensation.
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Study on maternity protection insurance in Sri Lanka
01 July 2016
When women are discriminated against due to their reproductive role or not provided maternity protection, and when workers with family responsibilities are not protected, societal impacts can be wide-ranging.
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Factors affecting women’s labour force participation in Sri Lanka
01 July 2016
Female labour force participation rate in Sri Lanka has remained at a low rate, between 30–35 per cent in the past two decades, which is surprising given the consistently high educational attainment levels and other social indicators of women in the country. While research has focused on the supply-side factors that have kept female labour force participation rate at low levels, data on demand-side constraints is sparse. This study aims to identify those demand-side constraints through direct data from key players.
2015
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ILO Colombo E-Newsletter - 7th issue
31 December 2015
Welcome to the seventh issue of ILO Colombo’s newsletter. In this issue, you will find stories from our projects, updates on events and other information.
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Sub- Policy and National Action Plan on Return and Reintegration of Migrant Workers Sri Lanka
10 December 2015
The sub-policy document complements the National Labour Migration Policy and focuses on 5 strategies. It also contains a detailed Action Plan under each strategy.