Publications on Equality and discrimination
March 2022
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The ILO’s LEED+ Approach
Strengthening women's economic empowerment and access to Decent Work in Sri Lanka's Northern province
01 March 2022
At the core of women's economic empowerment is access and agency; while access to skills, resources, services, and market opportunities is one aspect of advancement, the other, agency is about the power of decision-making. This document provides a snapshot of different approaches implemented by LEED+ towards achieving the above.
November 2020
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Publication
Gendered impacts of COVID-19 on the garment sector
10 November 2020
This brief, co-authored by the ILO and Better Work, aims to raise awareness of the gendered reality of COVID-19 and to outline some of the ways in which the pandemic impacts women and men workers in the garment sector in the short, medium and long terms.
December 2017
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Publication
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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Publication
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
October 2017
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Good Practice
Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) - Final Evaluation
24 October 2017
April 2017
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Publication
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.
July 2016
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Publication
Including HIV in public and private sector insurance policies and products
14 July 2016
This brief is to help public and private sector insurance/social protection providers as well as other stakeholders engaged in the HIV response to work together for expanding the insurance coverage for PLHIV.
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Social protection
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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Social protection
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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Women workers
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.