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Item Compatibility of Sri Lanka’s Labour Law Standards with ones in TPPA – A legal analysis(4th National Research Conference on Applied Social Statistics, Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Anuththara, K.K.G.The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement is a controversial trade agreement involving 12 countries that is stratergically well positioned to address many of labour law standards among other basic discussions. TPP include a comprehensive labour chapter which promote compliance with internationally recognized labour rights. It highly encourage the freedom of association , elimination of all forms of forced labour, effective abolition child labour, the elimination of discrimination in employment and an acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages. TPPA is likely to ensure the expansion of existing laws relating to the labour standards and the partner countries would achieve a labour friendly environment. If Sri Lanka decide to be a party to this agreement it is very important to analyse this labour chapter. Sri Lanka is a member of ILO and has ratified about 31 international labour conventions including al the ILO’s core labour conventions. Laws relating to Sri Lanka labour standards are laid down in almost about 50 statues according to the Labour Law Department of SL.This paper analyse the existing labour law standards in Sri Lanka and it’s compatibility with TPP labour standards through associated theoretical literature in comparison with the chapter 19 of the TPPA. It has identified that Sri Lanka already having a sufficient amount of laws more likely to the TPPA standards but not a well recognized mechanism to connect them with globalized issues and respond them practically and it requires more amendments to the existing laws in accordance with recent trendsItem Guidance provided by Buddhism to properly utilize human labour: a study based on the Sutta Pitaka(University of Kelaniya, 2013) Piyananda, W.The ultimate ambition of every human being is to spend a happy and meaningful life. In order to achieve this goal, people often use their labour or 'working-capacity' in both good and bad ways. The topic of 'human labour is something which has attracted a major attention throughout the globe. Further, an international labour day has been devoted to the working people all around the world. Human labour is one of the major reasons behind the contemporary development. It is also clear that various misuses of this labour have resulted in a number of issues. Some of them are environmental pollution, endless production of weapons, terrorist organizations, and drug production and distribution. The present study seeks to inquire into the factors such as (a) the recommendations depicted in the Buddhist teaching with regard to the use of human labour; and (b) the major guidelines found in the Buddhist teaching with respect to that phenomenon. Buddhism considers human life as the most valuable life on the earth. It further emphasizes the importance of making human life an important one not only to the individual but also to entire society. According to the Dhammapada, the single moment which is spent in a meaningful way is more important than spending even hundred years without a proper meaning. The Buddhist Suttas include two fields with regard to the ways in which human labour has to be used. According to them, there are certain ways in which those who wish to attain nirvana should use their physical and metal labour. Such suttas as vyaggajja, and singalovada urges the laic people to use their labour (both mental and physical) in such a way that they could live a happy life and then make their afterlives successful. Thus, a peaceful and calm environment could be established only by providing the people who spend their manual labour equal opportunities. The present study focuses on studying the guidance provided by the suttas in order to achieve such a goal.