Independent Sri Lankan think tank on poverty and development

Work in Fishing Convention 2007 (No:188): Netting Gains for Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan fisheries sector is fundamental to the country’s food security and employs about seven per cent of the total labour force. Despite modern technology, fishing remains one of the riskiest jobs in the world. In Sri Lanka, despite the important contribution that fish makes to the country’s food supply, nutrition, trade and export […]

It is with profound sadness that we note the passing of Dr. Malathi De Alwis, formidable anthropologist and CEPA friend. She leaves behind an exceptional legacy, her profound work and understanding on memory, nationalism, humanitarianism and feminism in Sri Lanka will continue to be vital to our society.   Her last engagement with CEPA was […]

Impact of 4IR on Labour

A Case Study from Sri Lanka’s Apparel Industry. Paper published in ‘Sustainable Development in a Digital Society’. By Chandima Arambepola, Karin Fernando and Navam Niles (2020). The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) could result in technological diffusion that causes severe disruption in the existing labour market and threaten its sustainability. However, neither diffusion nor disruption should […]