NHREP to monitor implementation

The implementation of the master plan of the National Human Resources and Employment Policy (NHREP) was formulated by the Senior Ministers Secretariat with ILO technical support, to promote the concept of decent work within the context of the country's rapid development trajectory.

Accordingly, a unit was set up at the Secretariat last week to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the Master Plan.

Senior Minister for Human Resources D.E.W. Gunasekara opened the unit. Senior Minister for Scientific Affairs Prof. Tissa Vitharana and ILO Country Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Donglin Li were also present.

Li said this initiative was a good example in terms of managing a program of this depth and width. He congratulated the Government on its efficiency in having the plan implementation, monitoring and reporting system in place within a short period.

The NHREP has a dual function: to enable the country's human resources to be developed and to contribute fully to economic and social well-being which would lead to a satisfying lifestyle.

This policy has been aligned to the Mahinda Chinthana -- Vision for a new Sri Lanka, the 10-year Horizon Development Framework and United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). It was approved by the Cabinet in September 2012.

The NHREP has identified 19 main areas for intervention and these have been categorised into five main pillars to develop strategies for implementation. A results-based implementation framework has been prepared consisting of actions, guidelines, outputs, outcomes and key performance indicators.

Government Ministries, the Employers Federation of Ceylon, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) and Trade Unions were involved in the preparation of the Detailed Action Plan to implement NHREP.

- ILO