Resources on Gender equality
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Work based learning
Shifting gears – Sri Lanka’s women crane operators
25 January 2024
Upeksha, Nimasha, Ruchini, and Nethmi are among the handful of women transfer crane operators in Sri Lanka's Colombo port. They are participants of ILO supported work-based training programme that's empowering women break stereotypes and take up careers in the largely male dominated maritime industry.
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Gender equality and women workers
Investments in childcare for gender equality in Asia and the Pacific
01 August 2023
The report highlights why and how investing in childcare impacts positively on gender equality and decent work in Asia and the Pacific.
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Our impact, their stories
It’s great to be Sri Lanka’s first female seafarer
08 March 2023
A partnership between the International Labour Organization and Sri Lanka’s Mahapola Port and Martime Academy has led to Nayomi Amarasinghe becoming the country’s first female seafarer.
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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.
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Better Work
Better Work partners with Sri Lankan garment industry stakeholders
25 February 2022
The ILO and IFC’s Better Work programme is launching an ambitious industry-level intervention in Sri Lanka, with the support of the European Union. The shared goal is to strengthen the apparel industry recovering from the pandemic and work toward a future of increased resilience, efficiency, and sustainability.
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Event
Three Country OSH Training Workshop for Plantation Sector - Introduction and Application of Training Methodologies
The workshop will introduce application methodologies such as Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development (WIND) and Work Improvement in Small Enterprises (WISE) for the sector.
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Our impact, their voices
Standing her ground
20 October 2021
Rural women and girls play a crucial yet often overlooked role in food security, nutrition, rural development, and building climate resilience. Arulrahini began farming four decades ago. From cultivating in the backyard of her home to breaking norms as an independent woman farmer, she shares her journey.
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Our impact, Their voices
Decent work along the supply chains: Nurturing women’s entrepreneurship in Nepal
03 August 2021
A step towards formalization of women-led, small and micro home-based enterprises in Nepal’s supply chains helps business and workers alike.
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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.
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News
LEED+: Towards inclusive growth strategies for the conflict-affected communities in Sri Lanka
30 May 2019
A series of meetings and site visits were conducted to identify key future activities of the ILO's LEED+ programme.