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  • Remittances of Migrant Workers 
    Marga Institute ; Marga Institute, 2006
    Remittances of migrant workers constitute one of the largest sources of foreign exchange earnings of the country. However, a considerable amount of remittances is also lost to the country when channelled through informal ...
  • Reporting on Human Trafficking and Forced Labour: A Practical Guide for Journalists in Sri Lanka 
    International Labour Office (ILO) ;
    Human trafficking constitutes a major problem in Sri Lanka, particularly of women and children. The victims find themselves subject to physical and sexual violation, and other abuses and this is in part due to them being ...
  • Report of the Committee on the Rights of Women Migrant Workers 
    Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka ; Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, 2005
    Female migrants play a significant role in boosting the foreign reserves of the country through their remittances. It has been a matter of great concern that in spite of this, the violation of human rights, exploitation ...
  • Returning Home: Experiences and Challenges - The Experience of Returnee Migrant Workers of Sri Lanka 
    Jayaratne, Suwendrani; Perera, Nipuni; Gunasekera, Neluka; Arunatilake, Nisha ; Labour Economic Series: No.17; IPS, 2014
    This study aims to analyse the reintegration experience of returnee migrants in Sri Lanka. It also assesses the variations in the reintegration experience between the skilled and unskilled returnees. Using a qualitative ...
  • Rights of Migrant Workers 
    Government of Sri Lanka ; [Ministry of Plantation Industries and Office of Special Envoy on Human Rights], 2012
    This is a comprehensive document incorporating the steps taken by the state for the ensuring the rights of migrant workers in the country. The setting up of a separate Ministry and Bureau dedicated to foreign employment ...
  • Rights of Migrant Workers 
    Law & Society Trust (LST) ; LST Review, Vol. 21(278), 2010
    The contribution made by labour migrants, particularly in the Middle East, makes an enormous impact on boosting the economy of the country. Despite this, they remain under appreciated, and even discriminated both socially ...
  • Rights, Remittances and Reintegration: Women Migrant Workers and Returnees in Sri Lanka 
    Skanthakumar, B. (ed.) ; Law & Society Trust, 2011
    The women migrant works contribution to the national economy is the island’s biggest single source of external revenue. In spite of this contribution, they face social, political and cultural discrimination in the host ...
  • Running in Circles: Progress and Challenges in Regulating Recruitment of Filipino and Sri Lankan Labor Migrants to Jordan 
    Agunias, D.R. ; Migration Policy Institute, 2011
    In recent years, Jordan became a major recruiter of domestic labour, the migrants being mainly from Philippines and Sri Lanka. Recruitment agencies play an important role in facilitating such employment, and this brings ...
  • Safe Labour Migration Information Guide 
    Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment; ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives ; Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, 2013
    This publication is a useful treatise to those seeking employment as labour migrants. It has been mainly targeted for the category of workers considered as low skilled and under skilled which includes domestic workers, ...
  • Self-perceived Burden of Child Care on Mother-substitutes of Children of Migrant Women 
    Senaratna, B.C.V. ; Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka; Vol. 16(2), 2011
    Women who migrate overseas for employment usually entrust the care of their children to substitute care givers. The objective of this study is to describe self-perceived burden of child care on these Primary Carers of ...
  • Something is Better than Nothing: Enhancing the protection of Indian migrant workers through Bilateral Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding 
    Wickramasekara, Piyasiri ; Migrant Forum in Asia, 2012
    India’s has had an impressive record recently in negotiating bilateral Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) on emigration of Indian workers, and social security agreements for Indian workers ...
  • South Asian Migration to the GCC Countries in the Global Financial Crisis ADB-CDS Study: Sri Lanka –Country Paper 
    Perera, M. ; Marga Institute, 2010
    In the early 1960s, migration for employment consisted of educated professionals such as doctors and engineers, who were the recipients of free education by the state. This deprived the country of much needed human resources, ...
  • Sri Lanka 
    Arunatilake, N.; Jayawardena, P.; Weerakoon, D. ; Migration, Remittances and Development in South Asia, Section 1 – Country Studies edited by Kelegama, Saman, 2011
    Remittances of migrant workers constitute one of the largest sources of foreign exchange earnings of the country. However, a considerable amount of remittances is also lost to the country when channelled through informal ...
  • Sri Lanka Country Report 
    Wadud, A.J. ; International Organization for Migration, Regional Office for Southeast Asia, 2012
    The foreign employment industry has become the highest net earner of foreign exchange in the country. Female migrants largely dominated in the domestic workers category until the late 2000s when male migration started ...
  • Sri Lanka Country Study 
    Shaw, J. ; Leveraging Remittances with Microfinance: Synthesis Report and Country Studies, 2007
    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 ...
  • Sri Lanka Country study: Gender Roles and Support Networks of Spouses of Migrant Workers 
    Jayaweera, S.; Dias, M. ; Gender and Labour Migration in Asia, 2009
    Gender is a crucial factor in understanding the dynamics of migration. It has now assumed an important position in migration research studies. Gender analysis explores the study of interactions and power relations among ...
  • Sri Lanka: Migrants Gain Voice and Protections 
    Solidarity Center ; Catalysts for Change: Sri Lanka, 2013
    It is an accepted and unfortunate fact that domestic migrant workers are the most exploited and abused group of workers. This issue has gained the attention of both state and international organizations, and steps have ...
  • Sri Lanka National Migration Health Policy: Final Draft 
    Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka ; Ministry of Health, 2012
    Recognizing that migration is a phenomenon which is an integral part of some sectors of Sri Lankan Society, and also recognizing the fundamental right of access to health by all sectors of society, the Ministry of Health ...
  • Sri Lankan Female Domestic Workers in the Middle East: Does Recruitment through an Agent Minimize Vulnerability? 
    Weeraratne, Bilesha ; Labour Economic Series: No.18; IPS, 2014
    Females heading to the Middle East as domestic workers are an important component of labour migrants from Sri Lanka. Female domestic workers are highly vulnerable to adverse working or living conditions in destination ...
  • Sri Lankan Female Domestic Workers Overseas: Mothering Their Children from a Distance 
    Ukwatta, S. ; Journal of Population Research, Vol. 27(2), 2010
    The problems of social and emotional issues faced by children of migrant mothers, although being the focus of several discussions, have not been studied adequately Most female migrants have at least one child, and the ...

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