Employment laws seminar on Feb. 22

The National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka together with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Daily Financial Times and the International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka, have organised a public seminar to address the necessary policy interventions related to labour reforms in the country.

Today, the role of legal systems as a determinant of foreign direct investment is neither straightforward, nor proven, nor uniform. Therefore, it is important to know your investor and before undertaking legal reform, states must identify: which kinds of investors they hope to attract; the extent to which those investors actually take account of the legal system; what kinds of legal systems, if any, those investors are attracted to or deterred by and finally, what are the financial and social implications of reforming the legal system to attract those investors.

The report of the task force on labour immigration will also be presented to Economic Reforms and Public Distribution Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva.

The event will be held on February 22, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7.

Dr. de Silva will be the chief guest and Skills Development and Vocational Training Deputy Minister Karunarathna Paranawithana will participate as the guest of honour.

The report of taskforce on labour immigration with recommendations will be handed over to the distinguished guests at the event.

The keynote address will be delivered by former EFC Director General and ILO Employers Organisations East Asia Senior Specialist Franklyn Amrasinghe.