斯里兰卡允许18岁以上的妇女自2026年2月1日起在环境卫生和食品服务方面上夜班,并有安全保障。 Sri Lanka allows women over 18 to work night shifts in sanitation and food service starting Feb. 1, 2026, with safety protections.

斯里兰卡更新了劳动法,从2026年2月1日起允许18岁以上的妇女在下午6时至上午6时之间上夜班,从事卫生和食品服务工作。 Sri Lanka has updated its labor laws to allow women over 18 to work night shifts in sanitation and food service roles between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., effective February 1, 2026. 劳动部长Anil Jayantha Fernando颁布的这项改革修订了《商店和办公室雇员法》,以扩大妇女在基本服务部门的就业机会。 The change, enacted by Labor Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando, amends the Shop and Office Employees Act to expand job opportunities for women in essential services. 雇主必须提供安全的住房、交通以及健康和安全保护。 Employers must provide safe housing, transportation, and health and safety protections. 改革的目的是提高斯里兰卡女性劳动力参与率约为30%的低水平,促进劳动力中的性别平等。 The reform aims to boost Sri Lanka’s low female labor force participation rate of about 30 percent and promote gender equity in the workforce.