Events

International Women's Day - March 8th, 2009
The international women's day this year was celebrated at the E.L Senanayake children's library under the theme of "Empower Womens Leadeship".

Over 200 workers such as plantation workers, employees in garment factories and shops in Panwile, Uduwala, Pussallawa, Pundalu Oya, and Nawalapitiya areas participated at this meeting.

CSR Intervention Training Workshop
The Workshop for Tea and Garment Sector NGOs and TUs was held on 19th and 20th May, 2009 at Hotel Topaz, Kandy.

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Voice of Plantation Working Women Towards the Collective Agreement-

ISD closely interacts with the trade unions, organizing discussions and seminars to enhance on a Collective Agreement (CA) and on the clauses to be embodied in such a Collective Agreement.

Discussion on proposed ILO Convention on Domestic Workers 2010 organized by ISD was be held on the 6th, August 2009 at hotel Tea Villa, Kandy Road, Hatton with the participation Trade Unions and CSOs in order to air the voice and suggestions of the civil society of plantation sector in relation to the proposed ILO convention.

ITD 2009

International Tea day was observed this year in Sri Lanka in Mathale District with the participation of plantation Trade Unions, NGOs, CBOs, and plantation workers. ITD 2009 was organized by the Plantation Sector Social Forum.

Discussion and Press Conference on the Inclusion of the Plantation Settlements under Local Government Authorities

"...ISD had enlightened the plantation community leaders and policy makers from time to time, but no one seemed interested or realized the obstacle, until the Udapalatha Pradeshiya Saba was dissolved in August 2008 citing..."