COVID-19 and the Road Ahead for Sri Lanka’s Three Wheeler Industry
In the Colombo district, drivers who usually earn LKR 2,000-3,000 a day, have no income at all, because of the [...]
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04, 2020
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04, 2020
COVID-19 and Foreign Exchange Woes: Can Sri Lanka Find a Way Out?
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has taken many measures to attract, as well as retain, more foreign exchange in [...]
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05, 2020
COVID-19 Impact On RMG Sector and the Financial Stimulus Package
Findings and recommendations for the RMG sector, with representatives from different trade unions and associations.
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05, 2020
Policy vs. Paranoia: India’s Budgetary Response to COVID-19
Outcome document discussing India's fiscal policy response to COVID-19.
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03, 2020
Welfare schemes need tweaks to accommodate Covid-19 impact
The schemes in place for essentials should be appropriately modified to minimise economic burden on the affected communities.
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05, 2020
COVID-19: Could the fear of infection from bank notes hasten the replacement of cash with digital transactions?
The cost of physical money is now greater than that of mobile money.
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06, 2020
Taka 5000 Crore Novel Corona Financial Stimulus Package For Export-Oriented Industries: RMG Trade Union Responses
Certain issues need to be addressed to ensure the efficacy of the financial stimulus package to cushion export-oriented industries.
7
06, 2020
COVID-19 Crisis Implications for the RMG Sector: Trade Union Responses – A Rapid Study
The impact of the health crisis on the readymade garments industry and its workers, the majority of whom are women.
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05, 2020
Summary Brief: COVID-19 Impact on RMG Sector and the Financial Stimulus Package: Trade Union Responses
In-depth qualitative interviews with 20 trade union leaders of different political affiliations were conducted for this study.
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06, 2020
The Coronavirus Pandemic: How is the pandemic shifting labour-capital relations?
The evolution of labour laws in India, their inherent flaws and how they fail to protect vulnerable workers.