ILO Assistant DG in town

Tuesday, 4 February 2014 00:01 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

At the invitation of the Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations, the Assistant Director General and Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Yoshiteru Uramoto, will make his first official visit to Sri Lanka from 4 to 7 February. During his trip to Sri Lanka, Uramoto will pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne. The ILO Assistant Director General will meet with Gamini Lokuge, Minister of Labour and Labour Relations and the Senior Minister of Human Resources D.E.W. Gunasekera to discuss cooperation related to promoting Decent Work Agenda in Sri Lanka. Uramoto will attend the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC) meeting. He will also meet the Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations and Commissioner General of Labour. The Assistant Director General is scheduled to hold talks with the Director General of the Employer’s Federation of Ceylon and Trade Union leaders. During his visit Uramoto will also meet some development partners. Prior to joining the ILO in 2012, Uramoto served as Deputy Director General for UNIDO, and Director UNICEF in Japan and the Republic of Korea. He holds a MA in Public Administration from the Harvard University.