The Director-General/CEO of the Employers Federation of Ceylon, Kanishka Weerasinghe, was recently appointed to the Standards Review Mechanism (SRM) Tripartite Working Group that functions under the aegis of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The appointment was made during the 330th Session of the ILO Governing Body following the conclusion of the 106th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva.
Weerasinghe joins a panel comprising seven other experts in Labour Law and Industrial Relations from around the world representing employers.
He was also elected as a substitute Governing Body member representing Employers in the Asia Pacific region.
The Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group (SRM-TWG) operates within the context of the ILO Director General’s standards initiative and is one of the four main committees / working parties functioning under the ILO’s Governing Body.