Ep 3 | Moving The Needle On Gender Parity | WPAN | Nirmali Ameresekere | Dinali Peiris

Welcome back to another episode of the WPAN podcast discussion series!

The Women's Policy Action Network is hosting its latest podcast discussion series, facilitated by the Advocata Institute, supported by the Kingdom of Netherlands. This discussion series delve into crucial topics including empowering women in the labor force via policy adjustments and labor laws, enhancing digital infrastructure, and advocating for social reform in Sri Lanka.

This episode features Nirmali Ameresekere (Researcher, Advocata Institute) and Dinali Peiris (Director - Group Human Resources, MAS Holdings). They discussed about the Women Go Beyond program at MAS, and its significant contributions to empowering women locally and globally. The discussion addresses garment worker rights and the importance of parental leave which includes both parental and maternal leave, for working women.

Media Coverage on A Deep Dive into the Market Competitiveness of Ceylon Tea

Advocata Institute unveils insights on enhancing market competitiveness of Ceylon tea

Advocata Institute Research Consultant Sudaraka Ariyarathna shed light on the discrepancy between recommended replanting rate and the actual rate, mentioning that “while the recommended replanting rate stands at 2.5%, our research indicates a significantly lower actual rate,” highlighting the impact on Sri Lanka’s tea production yields compared to other black tea producing nations. This was the opening to “A deep dive into the market competitiveness of Ceylon tea” organised by Advocata Institute which was on 29 February.
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Importance of strengthening estate workers’ economy stressed

The challenges encountered by the upcountry Tamil community is beyond mere daily wages, said Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development, Jeevan Thondaman.

He was speaking at a discussion on “A Deep Dive into the market competitiveness of Ceylon Tea” organised by Advocata Institute at the BMICH on Thursday.

He stressed the importance of enhancing their quality of life by addressing various facets such as housing, land, education, health, and infrastructure.

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ADVOCATA INSTITUTE

Unveils Insights on Enhancing Market Competitiveness of Ceylon Tea

The Ceylon tea industry faces significant challenges which threaten its competitiveness and sustainability in the global market. High labour costs, labour shortages, and inefficiencies in land management are hindering productivity and profitability, while issues pertaining to quality control and the lack of a premiumisation strategy posse further obstacles to unlocking the true potential of Ceylon tea.

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Optimism over securing EU protection for Ceylon Tea

Sri Lanka expressed optimism about securing European Union(EU) protection for Ceylon tea within the next 12-18 months.

Chairman of the Tea Board, Niraj De Mel, emphasised the need to prioritise quality over volume, advocating for a return to basics to improve prices.

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Ep 2 | Empowering Women in E- Commerce| WPAN | Akhila Randeniya | Anishka De Zylva

Welcome back to another episode of the WPAN podcast discussion series!

The Women's Policy Action Network is hosting its latest podcast discussion series, facilitated by the Advocata Institute, supported by the Kingdom of Netherlands. This discussion series delve into crucial topics including empowering women in the labor force via policy adjustments and labor laws, enhancing digital infrastructure, and advocating for social reform in Sri Lanka.

In this episode Akhila Randeniya (Research Analyst, Advocata Institute) and Anishka De Zylva (Head of Corporate Affairs, Public Policy & ESG at Daraz). They discuss Sri Lanka's ecommerce growth hindered by slow adoption of digital payments and limited logistics connections. The discussion also addresses Sri Lanka's ecommerce growth hindered by slow adoption of digital payments and limited logistics connections.

Women's Policy Action Network Podcast Series

Welcome to the WPAN Podcast Series!

The Women's Policy Action Network is hosting its latest podcast discussion series, facilitated by the Advocata Institute, supported by the Kingdom of Netherlands. This discussion series delve into crucial topics including empowering women in the labor force via policy adjustments and labor laws, enhancing digital infrastructure, and advocating for social reform in Sri Lanka.

This is our introductory episode where Thathsarani Siriwardana and Akhila Randeniya introduce the series by discussing the events hosted by WPAN and also the launches of the policy brief. They also give insights to the discussions for future podcast episodes.

Check out our first episode where Thathsarani Siriwardana and Isuru Gunasekera give insights on parental leave policies in Sri Lanka. They also touch upon such topics that include implementing parental leave policy in a large organization and childcare outsourcing and maternity benefits in the private sector.

Reset Now! Podcast - Ep 14 | Sri Lanka's labour market trends & Reform recommendations to address the barriers in it

Sri Lanka's labour market trends & Reform recommendations to address the barriers in it

In this episode of the Reset Now! podcast, Dr. Ramani Gunathilaka speaks with Thathsarani Siriwardena, Research Assistant at Advocata Institute on the trends seen in Sri Lanka's labour market and the reform recommendations that need to be implemented in order to address the barriers within the industry. Dr. Ramani Gunathilaka is an independent consultant, her research has been mainly focused around labour markets and issues related to female employment in Sri Lanka.

Check out our previous episode with Thanuja Jayawardene (Head of Women Go Beyond I MAS Holdings)