From job protection to worker protection
World Bank assess Sri Lanka's social protection
system:
Sri Lanka's extensive social protection system
while being remarkable for a developing country needs to reach the
poor more effectively to facilitate inclusive economic growth says a
new World Bank report 'Sri Lanka: Strengthening Social Protection.'
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Let all peace-loving Tamils unite
Ever since I side-stepped the deadly claws of
the Liberation Tigers and escaped from my sleepy village on the
outskirts of Killinochchi, I have been wondering how the LTTE could
destroy its own people and yet create an eelam for them.
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Cities as magnets of hope
Today is World Habitat Day:
The World Habitat Day is celebrated worldwide on
the first Monday in the month of October each year. The main
objective of the deliberations is to highlight a particular aspect
impacting the state of human settlements and to focus on the need to
recognise adequate shelter as a fundamental right for all.
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