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Sri Lanka weighs labour protections as platform work grows
ILO-backed Colombo workshop identifies evidence, labour-law review and social-security extension as priorities after adoption of Convention No. 193 on platform work.
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A national workshop in Colombo identified strengthening evidence, reviewing labour and regulatory frameworks and extending social security and labour protection as priorities for Sri Lanka's platform economy. The 13 October meeting followed adoption of ILO Convention No. 193, the first international labour standard specifically addressing platform work, and is expected to inform national dialogue and labour law reform.
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