This is the second volume dealing with labour migration in Asia, and is a compilation of the findings of three studies set up to assess and identify good practices in the protection of vulnerable migrant workers and ...

Private recruitment agents continue to operate a wide and profitable network which offer several services to migrant workers as well as employers, although several other channels provide similar services to access the ...

The authors are emphatic in the view that there should be no restrictive policies on women migrants, respecting their right to choice of employment, notwithstanding the impact on the lives of the children of such migrants. ...

The paper gives comprehensive coverage of the of the international migration process in the different countries of Asia, Sri Lanka included. It exposes the trends related to migration in both the host country and the ...

The remittances from Sri Lankan migrant workers have several positive and favourable outcomes. Worker remittances constitute the second largest source of foreign exchange to the country; they help in reducing the unemployment ...

This paper analyses the benefits of migrant remittances from housemaids in improving the living standards of households in rural Sri Lanka. It also provides some suggestions to maximize the benefits from such remittances ...

Although it has always been postulated that most children of migrant mothers have psychological problems, no systematic assessment of this charge has been made. This study has the objective of comparing the mental health ...

Employment of women in the Middle Eastern countries have the consequence of changing gender roles of Sri Lankan women and empowering them in households as well as in their communities. This study examines these changes ...

With rapid globalisation and opening of borders, migration is becoming an increasingly common phenomenon. It has been estimated that 3% of the world’s population live outside their place of birth. Sri Lanka itself has over ...

This paper provides an overview of migration and remittances in Sri Lanka, showing how migration and remittances have impacted on poverty reduction. It analyses how migration trends can be more efficiently managed for ...