In the aftermath of the Tsunami 2004, the ILO has been supporting the recovery process driven by a large number of local and international donors. The ILO is providing advisory services to the Government of Sri Lanka to strengthen livelihood coordination and planning at the national and regional level. This work has a large infrastructure component. It is estimated that rehabilitation and reconstruction tasks will need to continue for the coming two to four years to fully restore livelihoods together with the related infrastructure and services. For this reason, the ILO has now prepared an outline for a follow-up programme “Work for Peace and Prosperity”, which will incorporate and build upon the income recovery support mechanisms set up and strengthened under the “Income Recovery Technical Assistance Programme” (IRTAP) currently implemented by the ILO. It will expand this programme to fully cater for the Tsunami- and conflict-affected population as well as the population living below the poverty line.
For more information, please contact ASIST Asia-Pacific: asist-ap@ilo.org