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Sri Lanka LABOUR LAW SURVEY
(as reported on Asia Women Workers Newsletter January 1997)
2. Minimum Wage
Depends on the sector, e.g. women workers at manufacturing factory get about US$40/month; women workers at tea estate get the lowest, about Rs. 1,000/month (US$10)
3. Night Work for Women Workers
- Women workers shoud not be forced to work in night shift
- Employer needs written approval from the Labour Commissioner for requesting them to work after 10pm
- If they need to work night shift, they should not work between 6am to 6pm and their pay should be one and a half or more of her normal remuneration
- A woman supervisor should be appointed to look after night shift women workers' welfare and the Employer should provide rest room, food & drinks, and transport facilities
4. Overtime Work for Women Workers
No
5. Menstruation Leave - Wheather need special application
No
6. Maternity Protection:
6.1. Length of leave
12 weeks of maternity leave for 1st and 2nd child. For the rest is 6 weeks
6.2. Payment during leave
6/7 of the wage
6.3. Who pay for it
Employer
6.4. Any laws prohibiting employers from dismissing the pregnant women workers
Yes
6.5. Any laws allowing women workers who are more than six months' pregnancy shift to lighter work
For those women workers 3 months before delivery and within 3 months after delivery, can shift to lighter work
6.6 Any other provisions
7. Comments on the Overall Implementation of the Labor Laws
Although the labour law does protect some of the women workersÕ rights, no proper implementation and enforcement
8. Ratification of selected ILO Conventions (45,87, 89, 98, 100, 103, 111, 122, 140, 142, 156, 171, 177)
45, 87, 98, 100, 103
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