Country Report on the Trade Union Situation in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Office: No.4‚ Adams Avenue‚ Colombo 4‚ Sri Lanka. Phone: 94 1 502 710‚ Fax: 94 1 502727 e-mail: office@fessrilanka.org Website: http://www.fessrilanka.org Sri Lanka Labour force: 7.2 million 25-29 30-39 40+ 15.5 16.8 6.5 . Labour force participation rate by age and sex Age All ages 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40+ Total % 51.7 25.2 68.7 71.6 71.8 54.9 Male % 67.9 30.6 83.3 95.3 96.9 76.5 Female % 35.9 35.9 54.0 51
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Introduction Since the Industrial Revolution‚ unions have been credited with creating improvements in working conditions‚ improving wages‚ and providing security in the workforce. Most unions were developed in manufacturing and resource companies such as companies operating in steel mills‚ textile factories and mines. Eventually‚ however‚ unions began to expand into other industries. Today‚ most unions are found in transportation‚ utilities and government. Unions grew rapidly from the 1930’s to 1950’s‚
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Decline In Union Membership In Australia TOPIC – The major issue tody facing the Australian trade union movement has been the decline in union density. What have been the causes‚ and how have the unions responded to the challenge. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in 2000‚ show that the decline in Australian union membership continues‚ despite the efforts of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)‚ to stop the slide. The ABS reports that trade union membership
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European on Health Systems and Policies The role of health technology assessment in the European Union ENSURING VALUE FOR MONEY IN HEALTH CARE Corinna Sorenson‚ Michael Drummond‚ Panos Kanavos Observatory Studies Series No 11 Ensuring value for money in health care The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies supports and promotes evidencebased health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of health systems in Europe. It brings together a wide range
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the European neighbourhood policy (ENP) The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is a specific form of regional foreign policy‚ that was developed in 2004‚ with two core strategic objectives. The first one is avoiding the emergence of new dividing lines between the enlarged EU and its neighbours‚ by creating a two-speed Europe‚ one integrated‚ stable‚ and affluent Europe in the West‚ and another less stable‚ much poorer‚ and less democratic in the East. The second one is strengthening the prosperity
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INTRODUCTION Globalization has radically changed the way many European companies do business. Because of advances in communications‚ transportation‚ and technology‚ virtually every business of any size can now internationally distribute goods‚ services‚ or intellectual property. Although dealing with international markets could be difficult‚ companies must be ready to overcome differences in legal and regulatory regimes‚ cultural norms‚ language problems‚ and currency issues especially in Member
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A trade union (British English—amalgamation is also used)‚ labour union (Canadian English) or labor union (American English) is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals such as protecting the integrity of its trade‚ achieving higher pay‚ increasing the number of employees an employer hires‚ and better working conditions. The trade union‚ through its leadership‚ bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labour contracts (collective
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unclear. In the case 8/74 Procureur du Roi v Dassonville(1974)‚ the Court of Justice gave definition of a MEQR: “All trading rules enacted by member states that are capable of hindering directly or indirectly‚ actually or potentially‚ intra- community trade are considered as measures having an effect equivalent to quantitative restrictions”. This clearly illustrates that court favour a broad view of measures which that hinder or impede the free movement of goods. Additionally‚ it is stated that a MEQR
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WELCOME TO THE PRESENTATION SALIENT FEATURES OF “THE TRADE UNION ACT‚ 1926” OBJECTIVES • FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE UNIONS AND DEFINING THE LAW OF RELATING TO REGISTERED TRADE UNIONS. APPLICABILITY (SECTION 1) • EXTENDS TO WHOLE OF INDIA. DEFINITIONS (SECTION 2) “THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT “ MEANS‚ IN RELATION TO TRADE UNIONS WHOSE OBJECTS ARE NOT CONFINED TO ONE STATE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND IN RELATION TO OTHER TRADE UNIONS‚ THE STATE OVERNMENT‚ UNLESS THERE IS ANYTHING REPUGNANT IN
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Decline of Trade Unions For most of the 20th century‚ unions have had a most important place in the working life of many employees. From 1914 to 1990‚ 2 out of 5 workers were members of a union. At the turn of the new century new developments were brought about‚ like globalization‚ changes in workforce demographics and rapid technological advancements. Changes in the political and economical spheres have also contributed in the decline of the Trade Unions. These developments have had a strong
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