The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is a German non-profit educational institution committed to the concepts and basic values of social democracy and the labour movement.

In Sri Lanka, FES has been with represented with an office in Colombo since 1965.

Main areas of work

• Assertion of human rights, especially freedom of association
  
  
• Improvement of industrial relations and promotion of tri-partism
  
  
• Structural and programmatic modernization of trade unions
  
  
• Gender equity and women's empowerment in politics and trade unions
  
  
• Constructive socio-political dialogue among different stakeholders
  
  
• Youth promotion
  
  
• Media reform and journalists' training
  
  
• South Asian co-operation