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Printed in Colombo, Sri Lanka ii Section I: Demand-side Factors Affecting Women’s Labour Force Participation in Sri Lanka Section II: Women’s Activity Outcomes, Preferences and Time Use in Western Sri Lanka iii iv Forward Empowerment of women and equality between women and men are prerequisites for achieving political, social, economic, cultural and environmental security among all peoples. There have been many attempts global, regional and national, to promote this. The process that formally began in 1975, which was proclaimed International Women’s Year by the United Nations General Assembly. In 1979, the General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which entered into force in 1981 and set an international standard for what was meant by equality between women and men. The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development has reaffirmed the consensus on the importance of gender equality and its contribution to the achievement of the 17 SDGs, more jobs and quality jobs for women, universal social protection and measures to recognize, reduce and redistribute unpaid care and household work are imperative to delivering on the SDG agenda, which aims to reduce poverty (Goal 1) and inequalities (Goal 2) to achieve gender equality (Goal 5) and promote inclusive and sustainable, full and productive employment and decent work for all (Goal 8). The ILO strongly believes that gender equality at the workplace is, not just the right thing to do, but that it is good for business. There is growing awareness and evidence that gender equality boosts enterprise productivity, spurs economic growth and improves the welfare of families. The ILO four key Conventions that aim to promote gender equality in the world of work form the basis of all other ILO activities promoting gender equality in employment. The four key equality conventions are the Equal Remuneration convention (No. 100), Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) (No. 111), Workers with family Responsibilities (No. 156), and Maternity Protection Convention (No. 183). Sri Lanka has ratified all four conventions. However, the implementation and enforcement still have lots of work to do. In Sri Lanka, the labour force participation rate of women is low and has remained at a low rate between 30- 35 percent in the past two decades, which is surprising given the high levels of educational attainments and other social indicators. Women’s participation in the labour market varies greatly across countries reflecting differences in economic development, education levels, social norms and access to childcare and other support services. As per a latest ILO study “Women at work Trends 2016” the global female labour for rate has decreased from 52.4 to 49.6. The corresponding figures for men are 79.9 and 76.1. Hence worldwide the chances for women to participate in the labour market remains 27 % lower than those for men. The first section of the report aims to identify those demand-side constraints through direct data from key players while the second section address research gaps related to women’s participation in the labour force. I would like to acknowledge the authors Shyamali Ranaraja, Shafinaz Hassendeen and Ramani Gunatilaka who conducted these studies for a praiseworthy job. Their work has provided invaluable insights into understanding of the female labour force participation in the Sri Lankan economy and delivers useful analysis for policy makers and other stakeholders involving in promoting decent work in the country. I would also like to acknowledge the contributions of the ILO technical specialists Reiko Tsushima, Sher Verick, Ravi Peiris, DWT New Delhi and Rossana Merola, ILO Geneva. The paper has also benefitted from the contributions from academia, especially from Prof Dileni Gunawardene, Prof Amala de Silva, Dr Asha Abeyasekera and Ranmini Vithanagama. I would also like to place on record my appreciation to CENWOR and Prof Swarna Jayaweera and her team, particularly Girty Gamage for coordinating the survey and the field research under very difficult time constraints. Finally I would like to thank the ILO Country office staff Indra Tudawe, Chandana Karunaratne and Pramodini Weerasekera, for coordinating and facilitating this study. Mr. Donglin Li Country Director ILO Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives v Introduction Section I: Demand-side Factors Affecting Women’s Labour Force Participation in Sri Lanka Shyamali Ranaraja Shafinaz Hassendeen 1 2
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