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Employment

Sri Lanka discussing private sector pension, housing benefits from EPF: Minister

Sri Lanka’s largest single fund at over 6,000 billion rupees

November 7, 2026 2 min read

Half of Sri Lanka’s youth want to migrate despite strong sense of belonging: survey

49.1 percent stated they would leave Sri Lanka if given the opportunity.

November 4, 2026 2 min read

EXPLAINER - How Sri Lanka’s proposed PST, POC bills threaten business confidence, investment

Both bills are seen giving excess powers to police with vaguely defined clauses, legal experts say

November 2, 2026 5 min read

Sri Lanka to get $100mn ADB loan to strengthen skills training

Aimed at strengthening the country's technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector.

October 14, 2026 1 min read
ADB $100mn loan to boost Sri Lanka's vocational ed, female employment

The financing consists of a $50mn regular loan, a $50mn concessional loan, and a $500,000 technical assistance grant

17,000 applications flood Sri Lanka ministry for 500 state sector jobs

Archaeology Department mainly needs watchmen and work assistants to maintain operations.

Women in Tech Sri Lanka expands IT training to Trincomalee

Women in Tech Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee mission Women in Tech Sri Lanka expands its outreach to Trincomalee,

August 20, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet approves $100mn World Bank funding for Northern, Eastern provinces

August 12, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka moves to amend private sector EPF system

Amendment to the Employees' Provident Fund Act, No. 15 of 1958

August 4, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka studying international models for EPF, ETF governance reform; funds to remain separate

Even if managed as a single entity under a tripartite governance structure EPF and ETF will remain as two separate funds

July 24, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka EPF exits Canwill Holdings, reinvests Rs5bn capital

The EPF is the country’s largest state-managed pension fund, holding private sector worker savings managed under BC

July 23, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka legislators briefed on new trends in human trafficking

Emerging trends in human trafficking, particularly technology-based recruitment, deceptive migration practices,

July 6, 2026 1 min read

World Bank, Sri Lanka launch $2bn country partnership framework

The CPF focuses on creating jobs through private sector-led growth, promoting reforms that improve the business climate,

June 23, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka to enact key reforms within next 90 days: Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka has delayed key reforms it committed under the IMF programme

June 23, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka government eyes control over EPF, ETF under tripartite board

Currently under central bank and labour department

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet clears pact with Japan to export skilled labor under new program

New program with a more transparent labor-centric and sustainable labor mobility framework

June 9, 2026 1 min read
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Sri Lanka must shape a fairer deal for gig workers, as ILO standard looms: CSF

Every aspect of a gig worker’s on-platform day is determined by algorithms they cannot see, whose logic never explaine...

June 1, 2026 10 min read

Sri Lanka appoints committee to reform state sector manpower agency hiring

Increase in number of state-owned enterprises employing workers on temporary basis through manpower agecies

May 26, 2026 2 min read

Low EPF transparency endangers Sri Lanka private sector savings: Verite Research

CBSL, as the manager of the EPF, applies lower transparency standards to the EPF than to other financial entities

May 25, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka to recruit 9,800 contract workers into public service

The move will see workers recruited into Sri Lanka's already bloated public sector across provincial, public bodies

April 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka looks for international jobs for Navy

Meeting to discuss foreign employment opportunities in the shipping and marine sectors for retired navy personnel

March 31, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka kills off attempt to defuse unfunded pension fiscal time bomb

The contributory pension fund was intended to ward off a unfunded fiscal bomb

January 20, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka eyeing foreign labour as construction recovery triggers 20,000 shortfall

"There a large number of youth in villages waiting for jobs. On the other hand there are vacancies in the construction"

Ranul Seneviratne
January 16, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka to send more workers to Israel

"Israel has expressed its willingness to recruit Sri Lankan workers for employment in commercial and services sectors

December 30, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka to sign MOU to improve employability in Japan

The MOU will see training for Sri Lankans in internationally recognised technological and professional subjects

December 16, 2025 1 min read

Standardized math, literacy skills low among Sri Lanka's children: UN official

When children graduate from school, they simply don't have the skills needed to enter the workforce

Nisheni Atapattu
November 17, 2025 2 min read
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