Employer-supported Childcare: A Solution to Labour Shortages?
Most Sri Lankan families are struggling to meet the costs of childcare. A vast majority of women who wish to be employed do not enter the labour market due to the lack of quality and affordable childcare. Even low-income
COVID-19 and the Burden of Child Undernutrition in Sri Lanka
The nutritional status of children under five in Sri Lanka has not shown a significant improvement for the last 20 years. It has also been lagging behind most of the other health and social indicators on children. IPS
Sri Lanka’s Labour Market Amidst COVID-19: The Need for Targetted Interventions
Lockdowns and restricted mobility have devastated labour markets across the world. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the equivalent of 225 million jobs was wiped out globally due to employment and
COVID-19 and Sri Lanka’s External Sector: Challenges and Policy Choices
Unprecedented declines in merchandise trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, tourism and cross-border migration have all been hallmarks of the economic fallout of COVID-19. As a result, growth expectations for
Poverty reduction needs to be prioritised with cohesive export-led growth policy framework | SRI LANKA:[…] The limitations of using the NPL for poverty estimation have been articulated in his incisive article by Wimal Nanayakkara,…