ANNEXURE I - Women’s Labour Contribution in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka as a South Asian Country at present has succeeded in developing the past
economic status to a certain extent. Accordingly, by the year 2017, Sri Lanka has been
successful in achieving a rapid development of its economy which had been hindered due
to war situation running into long thirty years. Tourism, Tea exportation, finished apparels,
Rice production and Agriculture are the main economic sectors in Sri Lanka.
Ratio of population contributing towards labour force in Sri Lanka during the first quarter of
2011 to 2017 can be categorized, gender wise as follows:
Gender wise Ratio contributing towards Labour Force in Sri Lanka
Year
Labour Force as a
percentage
Male (%)
Female (%)
of total population
2011
52.9
74.0
34.3
2012
52.5
74.9
32.9
2013
53.7
74.9
35.4
2014
53.2
74.6
34.6
2015
53.8
74.7
35.9
2016
54.1
75.1
36.0
2014 Q1
53.4
74.4
35.3
2015 Q1
53.5
73.8
36.3
2016 Q1
54.1
75.5
36.3
2017 Q1
54.7
75.1
37.6
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: Labour Force Survey in Sri Lanka- First Quarter Report of 2017
(Department of Census and Statistics)
In the context of the above Table, it is seen that nearly half of the total Sri Lankan
population in each year has been contributing towards the labour force. Gender wise
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