Female migration to the Middle East as domestic labour has not abated much during the last few years. Many studies have been done on the violence, abuse and exploitation of female workers. However, in spite of these hardships ...

Social costs to families and children of migrant mothers is a much talked of topic among stakeholders of migration, and social organizations. The state stands to gain much in financial terms through the remittances of these ...

The physical abuse of children between the ages of 13-15 whose mothers were employed abroad, was studied by comparing a sample of such children with a group of similar children who lived with their mothers. The grandmother ...

This report gives a comprehensive overview of the migration scenario in Sri Lanka. It traces the beginnings of the migration process, impetus for such migration, remittances and their social and financial impact both to ...

This treatise is an exposition of the Lebanese households with Sri Lankan housemaids employed as domestic labour. The ‘symbolic violence’ exerted by the lady of the house, and the resistance displayed by the worker, is unravelled.

The study is designed to analyse the psychological and social status of children who have been left behind by their mothers for overseas employment. Over one hundred and fifty Primary school children from six schools in ...

The labour export industry has become one of the biggest contributors to the foreign income coffers of Sri Lanka, in addition to it being a significant means of reducing the unemployment rate. This article examines the ...

The effect on the education of children of migrant parents is examined in this study. On an average, absentee parents, not separated by gender, did not have a significant effect on the education outcomes of children. ...