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Social Security System to ensure Dignity of Labour with ILO support – Manusha

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Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara yesterday said that Sri Lanka is developing a comprehensive Social Security policy with ILO support.

“As a government, we believe in the importance of a comprehensive Social Security system, as outlined in ILO Convention 102. We are developing a comprehensive Social Security policy with the ILO’s support”, the Minister said.

Addressing the Annual International Labour Conference in Geneva, Minister Nanayakkara said the Sri Lankan Economy began its recovery in 2023, following the deep crisis of 2022, which was already aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Decisive policy adjustments and structural reforms implemented by the Government, with the support of development partners, helped restore macroeconomic conditions significantly”, he said.

The Minister added that the economic adjustment programme yielded promising outcomes in 2023. By the end of the year, inflation was contained at single-digit levels, and the economy expanded in the second half of 2023, ending two years of economic contraction.

“Foreign reserves have also been steadily increasing, bringing hope to our people. This progress is partly due to government interventions promoting safe, orderly and regular migration for employment”, he added.

Nanayakkara added that every successive Government has struggled to improve the living conditions of Sri Lanka’s Tea plantation workers. “Last month, we increased their salaries by 70%, the highest increment they have received in the last 200 years”, he stressed.

“I am pleased to inform the DG ILO that we are enacting a new Labour Law, the “Employment Act,” to reform existing Labour legislation, streamline the legal framework, eliminate discrimination, and address contemporary challenges in the world of work. Once enacted, this Law will cover domestic workers, and we will ratify ILO Convention 189. Additionally, we intend to ratify ILO Conventions 155 and 190 with the enactment of this Act”.

“Furthermore, my Ministry has embarked on a journey to bring social justice to Informal sector workers. He added that the “Dignity of Labour” programme aims to enhance the recognition, safety and dignity of Informal sector workers nationwide. “Under this programme, Informal sector workers will be organised, and national-level councils will be established based on their occupations, to determine employment terms and conditions”, he added.

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