GSP Monitoring Database on Sri Lanka: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976)

Covered area: including labour rights and the right to health, the right to education, and the right to an adequate standard of living, right to form and join trade union, right to social security

Last Monitoring Mission

The last GSP+ monitoring mission to Sri Lanka took place from 27 September to 6 October 2021.

Monitoring Priorities for current monitoring period

the moratorium on the death penalty; the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA); adoption and implementation of legislation against domestic violence; combating sexual exploitation of children; prevention of torture; and anti-discrimination legislation

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Covered area

including labour rights and the right to health, the right to education, and the right to an adequate standard of living, right to form and join trade union, right to social security

Reporting obligations

State party's report due 30 Jun 2022 + last report was due 23 Dec 2018 (last report submited 2015, was due in 2013)

GSP Status

GSP+

Granted

Sri Lanka benefited from the GSP+ between 2005-2010 and was granted GSP+ preferences again in May 2017.

Convention

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976)

Issue area

Human Rights

Monitoring body

CESCR / UN

Reporting cycle

every five years

Accession / Ratification

1980