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The Department of Labor is the Key government agency that represents the working force, the foremost contributor to the country's economy.

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• Vision

A country with everlasting industrial peace for an internationally competitive economy.

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• Mission

To contribute to the socio-economic development of Sri Lanka through establishment of a decent work environment within secured industrial peace, while protecting labour rights.

Functions of the Department of Labor

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• Settlement of industrial disputes, through the enforcement of labour laws to maintain industrial peace within the country

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• Creating awareness among the working community regarding labour laws and promotion of social dialogue to establish industrial peace in the country

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• Implementation of labour standards relevant to the trades, conduction of surveys on new trades and formation of standards for those trades in accordance with international standards

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• Promotion of Employees' Provident Fund (EPF), awarding its benefits to members and supervision of Approved and Private Provident Funds

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• Enforcement of laws pertaining to the security of children, women and young persons in employment

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• Introduction of methodologies to be followed to ensure security and health in industries and creating awareness and supervision of the same

1.SHOP AND OFFICE EMPLOYEES (REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND REMUNERATION) (AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 1 OF 2021

2. MINIMUM WAGES (INDIAN LABOUR) (AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 3 OF

2021

Orders | Amendments | Regulations

The Minimum age of the Employee changed to 16 years of age from 14 years

• The Minimum age of the Employee changed to 16 years

of age from 14 years

• Minimum Daily wage increased to Rs.1000 – Tea, Rubber

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3. EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, YOUNG PERSONS AND CHILDREN (AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 2 OF 2021

Substitute the “persons between the ages of sixteen and eighteen years” by “young persons”; and “male young persons who have attained the age of sixteen years but are under the age of eighteen years ” by “male young persons”

5. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF WORKMEN (SPECIAL

PROVISIONS) ACT, No. 45 OF 1971

Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Rs.1,250,000 – Rs. 2,500,000

4.. FACTORIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 4 OF 2021

In the case of young persons the period of employment

shall not exceed 12 hours in any day and shall neither begin

earlier than 6 a.m. nor end later than 8 p.m., and on one day in

the week, the period of employment shall end by 1 p.m.;”.

6. NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE OF WORKERS (AMENDMENT) ACT,

No. 16 OF 2021

National Minimum Wage of Workers

Rs.10,000 (monthly) and Rs.400 (daily wage) has changed to Rs.12,500 (monthly) and Rs.500 (daily wage)

Orders | Amendments | Regulations Cont’d

7. MINIMUM RETIREMENT AGE OF WORKERS ACT, No. 28 OF 2021

The minimum age of retirement for an employee in the private sector should be 60 years.

Amendments the act of No. 24 of 2006 introduced 51 hazardous occupations for young people between the ages of 16 and 18.

It has been further reviewed in 2021 and identified 20 new hazardous jobs including (i) Domestic service,

(ii) Beauty culture

(iii) Jobs related to computers and electronics

8. AMENDMENTS OF DANGEROUS EMPLOYMENT ORDERS

UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND

CHILDREN ACT NO. 47 OF 1956.

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කම්කරු සංඛ්‍යාලේඛන අංශය

Labour Statistics Division

CONTENTS

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Labour Indexes
• 3. Survey on Working hours and Labour Cost

Staff of Labour statistics Division

Our Main Responsibilities :

Data Sources

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• Surveys conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics

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• Surveys conducted by the Statistics Division of the Department of Labor

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• Other Administrative data

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International Labour Organization (ILO)

Type of sources providing data to the International Labour Organization

1. Labour force survey

2. Survey on working hours and labour cost

3. Labour inspectorate records

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Providing data categories for ILO

1. Industrial and labour relations

Trade union membership, Trade union density, Collective bargaining coverage

2. Strikes and lockouts

Number of strikes and lockouts, man days lost, Number of workers involved

3. Occupational injuries

Cases of fatal and non fatal occupational injuries and man days lost.

4. Labour inspections

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Data Issuing cont’d

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• Wage Rate Index of Sri Lanka

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• Trade union density rate of Persons employed and employees

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• Days not worked per 1000 workers due to Strikes and lockouts by economic activity

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• Collective bargaining coverage rate of Persons employed and employees
• Fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers by sex and migrant status (Rate)
• Fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 Workers by economic activity (Rate)

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• Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers by sex and migrant status (Rate)

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• Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers by economic activity (Rate)

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• Key Indicators of Labour Market (KILM)

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• Annual Report of Labour Statistics, Sri Lanka

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• Annual Report of Working Hours and Labour Cost

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• A Study of Labour Demand of Private Sector in 2022

• History

Survey of “Average Earnings and Hours Worked”

Study of employment, nature of industries, employment in institutions registered under the EPF

Study of earnings of employees and number of working hours according to the Wages Board Ordinance.

Survey of “Working Hours and Labour Costs”

Study of labor costs

“Annual Employment Survey”

Objectives of conducting the survey

• To supplement the data for ILO Year Book on labour costs, average earnings and hours worked

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• To classify the establishments (paying EPF) by the nature of their main economic activity

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• Obtaining data required for the Department of Labour for planning and decision making on labour welfare

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

• Sample frame
• List of active institutions under the Employees Provident Fund during the year preceding the survey year
• List of newly registered institutions under the Employees Provident Fund during the year preceding the survey year

• Sample Selection

All institutions >100 employees

Random sample selection for employment categories < 100 employees

• Sample Size - 6000

• Survey Tool

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Postal

E mail

• Data Editing and Coding

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Two International Classifications use:

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• Sri Lanka Standard Classification of Occupations, 2008 (SLSCO-08) based on ISCO – 2008 (ILO)

To classify the Occupation codes

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• Sri Lanka Standard Industrial Classification based on

ISIC Rev 4

To classify the Economic activity of a company

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Employment Requirement of Economic activities for year 2022 �

Employment Requirement Of Year 2022 By ISCO -2008 Classification

Wage Rate Index (2006-2020)

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Key Indicators of the Labour Market

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Introduced by ILO

Key Indicators for the Labour Market (KILM) 9^th Edition – 17 KILM indicators

2010-2020 Data sources - LFS, HIES, National Accounts

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Main Categories; Labour force,

Employment,

Unemployment,

Underemployment,

Educational attainment,

Wages and compensation costs,

Productivity

Poverty.

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. 1. Labour force participation rate

2. Employment to population ratio

3. Status in employment

4. Employment by sector

5. Employment by occupation

6. Part time workers

7. Hours of work

8. Employment in the informal

economy

9. Unemployment

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10. Youth unemployment

11. Long term unemployment

12. Time related underemployment

13. Persons outside the labour force

14. Educational attainment and

illiteracy

15. Wages and compensation costs

16. Labour productivity

17. Poverty, income distribution

and working poor

17 KILM INDICATORS

Annual Labour Statistics Report

• SOCIO – ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION

Population

Literacy

Education and higher education

International migration

• LABOUR FORCE

Labour Force participation

Employed Population

Unemployed Population

• EARNINGS AND LIVING CONDITIONS

National Consumer Price index

Wage Rate Index

Minimum Wage rates of Wages boards

• ENFORCEMENT OF LABOUR LAWS

Employees Provident Fund

Employees Trust Fund

Trade Unions

Industrial Disputes

Industrial safety

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