Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Plantations Convention, 1958 (No. 110) - Sri Lanka (Ratification: 1995)

Part VII (Maternity protection), Articles 46–50 of the Convention. Further to its previous comment, the Committee notes that a study on maternity benefits is under preparation with the technical assistance of the Office. In this connection, the Committee notes that the comments made by the National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) in which reference is made to the discussion concerning the application by Sri Lanka of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103), that took place at the 100th Session (2011) of the International Labour Conference, and the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards’ conclusions requesting the Government to take “concrete action to advance effectively the solution of these long-standing issues.” According to the NTUF, the Government’s decision to refer the matter to the steering committee on labour reforms is a mode of procrastination, while plantation workers enjoy substantially lower number of maternity leave days compared to public sector workers. The Committee requests the Government to submit any comments it may wish to make in response to the observations of the NTUF.

The Committee is raising other points in a request addressed directly to the Government.