Labour

The situation places Sri Lanka’s Left-of-Centre government in a precarious position as it seeks to balance economic imperatives with human rights concerns.

The protest, which began in the morning, saw a group of former Bangladeshi Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel block the road near the cantonment’s Jahangir Gate, halting traffic proceeding towards the Chief Advisor’s Office.

The panel discussion underscored the critical importance of accurately measuring poverty in India, not just as an academic exercise but as a foundational step toward addressing systemic inequities.

The regime’s kleptocratic system of ruling by plunder and favour to its cronies has contributed to accelerated wealth and income gaps as well as relative deprivation.

The Report records a 25 per cent increase in the number of trafficking victims detected globally in 2022 compared to 2019 pre-pandemic figures. Between 2019 and 2022, the global number of victims detected for trafficking for forced labour surged by 47 per cent.

The eShram portal aims to streamline access to government schemes, skilling opportunities, and social security measures, thus empowering unorganised workers.

wage inequality has remained stubbornly persistent in wealthier countries, shrinking annually between 0.3 and 1.3 per cent in upper-middle-income-countries and 0.3 to 0.7 per cent in high-income countries.

The US delegation praised the Interim Government's initiatives, including an 18-point agreement with local unions, which they described as a significant step towards progress.