Sri Lanka

WDDW: Ensure Decent Work by Paying a Living wage, Demands Sri Lankan Union October 7

An example of trade union action on the World Day for Decent Work comes from the Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees Union in Sri Lanka, where FTZ workers earning the minimum wage live in poverty, often barely able to afford one meal a day. As part of its on-going campaign for a living wage, on October 7 the ITGLWF affiliate organised a demonstration in front of the main gate (...)

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Health Services Trade Union Alliance commemoration workshop and education seminar for trade union leaders

H. S. T. U. A. with the collaboration of T.U.C. have organize to celebrate international decent work day in Colombo 7th October 2009. On that day we have organized one day commemoration workshop. Apart from that there will be an education seminar for trade union leaders of our confederation. We also have plan conduct leaflet campaign for general public after the celebration. We plan to (...)

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Meeting and media campaign, Colombo 07.10.09

I am pleased to inform you that for the first time in the history of the NTUF, it was possible to commemorate the World Decent Work Day on 07th October, 2009 in Sri Lanka as a joint programme of the four affiliates of the ITUC. It is a singular achievement and a memorable event for the entire affiliates and its members. The programme included an awareness meeting at the “Mahaveli Centre”, (...)

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