The number of Sri Lankan migrant workers leaving the country each year amounts to over two hundred thousand, many of them being for low skilled labour. The protection of human rights of these workers who are often abused, ...

The paper analyses the women’s position in society, taking three groups of women, those of plantation workers, garment factory workers and women migrants. The study showed that although women contribute to the economy ...

The study describes institutional arrangements for the welfare funds in three countries. The author assesses the impact and effectiveness of their operation in promoting the interests of migrant workers and protecting them ...

Women’s empowerment is said to be the process whereby women have the strength and confidence to challenge the accepted norms of gender inequality prevalent in many societies. Empowerment also means that women take control ...

Using data from 1975 to 2009 this paper analysis the effect of remittances of migrant workers on the economic growth of five South Asian countries. Other than Pakistan, positive long term economic growth is seen in Bangladesh, ...