Tripartite workshop on freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining is to be held in Colombo ( Sri Lanka ) from 1^st to 3^rd march 2010. The Maldivian delegation participating in this three day workshop will be Minister of Human Resources Youth & Sports Uz. Hassan Latheef , Deputy Minister Shifaya Ibrahim and Assistant Executive Director Mariyam Nooraddeen.

This workshop aims to strengthen participants understanding of the content and scope of international standards and principles on freedom of association and collective bargaining, thereby generating a tripartite consensus on the key issues and challenges relating to their promotion and application at the national level as well as on strategies to address them.