Labor Management Procedures Sri Lanka COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project (P173867) (English)

Management of risks associated with Military: Per the findings of the military risk assessment and in line with the World Bank’s Policy on the use of security personnel, the army medical team involved in the vaccination program has received the necessary training on vaccination guidelines to follow issued by the MoH, and on the Codes of Conduct governed by the Sri Lanka Army Act 1949 as well as on [...] Accordingly, the purpose of this Labor Management Procedure (LMP) is to facilitate the planning and implementation of the Sri Lanka COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project by identifying the main labor requirements and the associated risks and determining the resources necessary to address the project-related labor issues. [...] The existing staff and structures at the National Secretariat of Elders (NSE), National Secretariat for Persons with Disability (NSPD) and in the case of cash transfer for loss of livelihood 7 and the in-kind (food) support programs will also be implemented using the existing staff and structures at the District and Divisional Secretariats. [...] The terms and conditions of public sector employment will be governed by Sri Lanka’s Constitution; the powers vested in the Public Service in terms of the appointment, promotion, transfer, disciplinary control and dismissal of the public officers, and the different Management Services Circulars, PSC Circulars, the Government Gazette notifications/announcements. [...] These include the freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour, the effective abolition of child labor, and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.