Impact and people
2019
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Sweet dreams are made of sugar and spice
03 December 2019
The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs: Women of the Northern Province are stimulating a culture of entrepreneurship
2018
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All-female cooperative brings women farmers to the fore in Sri Lanka
22 March 2018
Cooperatives have enjoyed success in Sri Lanka. By banding together, farmers and fishermen have been able to access markets, enjoy the advantages of collective purchasing and marketing, tap credit facilities and access social welfare programs.
2017
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Free from debt and bonded labour in Sri Lanka’s fisheries
01 November 2017
ILO's project helps free fishermen from debt bondage and supports livelihoods.
2013
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Fighting bonded labour in Nepal
02 August 2013
Though it is banned by the government and has all but disappeared from certain locations, bonded labour persists in some parts of the country.
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A smart way to prevent bonded labour
03 May 2013
A young couple and their new baby are the first beneficiaries of a national health insurance scheme which now extends to migrant brick kiln workers at risk of bondage, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.