Brother Minao Noda led a delegation to Sri Lanka in the first week of November 2017. In his capacity as the President of UNI Apro ICTS, Bro Noda was keen to learn the functioning of trade unions in the telecommunication industry is Sri Lanka. UNI ICTS is keen to support employees in the emerging mobile and digital industries securing decent work at their workplaces. UNI Apro ICTS sector has already formed a trade union alliance in the Axiata group a leading communication provider in the region. The delegation also had meetings with the members of Media Pro-Tech, and other union activists in Sri Lanka, regarding organizing Axiata members to expand the Axiata Global Alliance to Sri Lanka.
President Noda and the visiting UNI Apro delegation had series of meetings with the officials of UNITES Union and IT Engineers working in IT sector Sri Lanka, with a view to identify emerging problems and issues in Sri Lankan IT sector and how UNI Global Union can address those issues enabling the employees securing decent work.
UNI Sri Lanka Affiliates Council welcomed the UNI Apro President Noda and the UNI ICTS delegation and organized a dinner meeting for officials of the UNI affiliates in Sri Lanka, and to the members of UNI SLAC Women and Youth Committee on 6th November 2017 at the Light House Galley.
President Noda also met Ms. IndraniHisella, Chief Human Resource Officer and other officials of Human Resource Department of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, at Sri Lanka Telecom Head Quarters, Colombo. UNI ICTS urged SLT to expedite signing of a Collective Agreement with trade unions covering terms and condition of employment for SLT employees, as a way forward to improve the industrial relation culture in Sri Lanka Telecom.
The delegation consisted of UNI APRO President Bro. Minao Noda,UNI APRO Assistant Regional Secretary Bro.Rajendra Acharya, UNI APRO Director ICTS Bro. Kun Wardana, UNI APRO Director Finance and Professional Managers Bro. Jayasri Priyalal, ICTJ Director International Affairs Sis. Fumiko Kimura and UNI ICTS Senior Coordinator Bro. Alex Hogback.