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EFC in line with decent work agenda

A crucial requirement for promotion of decent work is the creation of an enabling environment for employment generation, Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) Director General Ravi Peiris said.

Speaking at the National Meeting on Decent Work and People with Disabilities in Colombo yesterday he said the EFC has identified two strategic objectives in terms of Sri Lanka’s decent work agenda, one of which was providing equal opportunities in employment and eliminating discrimination.

“However, the concept of decent work needs to be operationalized in concrete terms and the country must ensure the practical application of this concept at the level of the enterprise, where work is performed and the employment relationship exists,” he said.

Peiris said the EFC has provided more than 400 employment opportunities through its Employers Network on disability and the secret of its success was accepting people with good potential and talent who could contribute to any organization. “The EFC acknowledge and recognize the capabilities of those workers and try to fit them into the world of work. They have a lot to contribute to an organization,” he said. Integrating people with disabilities into the world of work is an important area of work for the ILO. The subject is very important but not much recognized.

“Since the early eighties, various international organizations have taken initiatives aiming at promotion of full participation of disabled persons in all aspects and sectors of society.

“Yet in most cases, society treats it as a side issue, in spite of the many years of advocacy, lobbying, awareness raising, ILO Colombo office Director Donglin Li said.

“More work needs to be done in this area to ensure society’s acceptance of people with disabilities as productive human beings that can contribute effectively to national economies, if the opportunities are given to them.”

ILO Convention 159 looks at disability as a condition of occupational disadvantage, which can and should be overcome through a number of policy measures, regulations, programmes and services.

“The main principles that require attention are equality of opportunity; equality of treatment; mainstreaming of training and employment opportunities; community participation; and a consultative process.” the ILO Director said.

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