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  • 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 ...
  • Sri Lankan Female Domestic Workers Overseas - The Impact on Their Children 
    Hugo, G.; Ukwatta, S. ; Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, Vol. 19(2), 2010
    Sri Lanka is a major supplier of domestic labour to foreign countries. Such migration, usually entails the worker to be away from their homes and families for over two years. The impact of such long absences on the children ...
  • The Sri Lanka NGO Shadow Report on the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Their Families 
    Action Network for Migrant Workers; Women and Media Collective ; Women and Media Collective, 2008
    The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families came into force in Sri Lanka in 2003 after having ratified the convention in 1996. The first Periodic ...
  • Sri Lankan Housemaids in Lebanon: A Case of 'Symbolic Violence' and 'Everyday Forms of Resistance’ 
    Moukarbel, N. ; IMISCOE Dissertations, 2009
    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.
  • Sri Lankan Men Working as Cleaners and Carers: Negotiating Masculinity in Naples 
    Näre, L. ; Men & Masculinities, Vol. 13 (1), 2010
    The author examines the perceptions of Neopolitan employers on the masculinity of Sri Lankan domestic workers, taken together with race and ethnicity. These employers view these workers’ masculinity as effeminate, asexual ...
  • Sri Lankan Migration to Gulf: Female Breadwinners – Domestic Workers 
    Gamburd, M.R. ; Viewpoints: Special Edition - Migration and the Gulf, 2010
    The leading destination of female labour migrants for domestic work has been the Gulf regions of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Qatar. Until around 2007 women migrants accounted for over 75% of the migrant flow. With ...
  • Sri Lanka's Migrant Labour Remittances: Enhancing the Quality and Outreach of the Rural Remittance Infrastructure 
    Lasagabaster, E.; Maimbo, S.M.; Hulugalle, S. ; Policy Research Working Papers, No. 3789, World Bank, 2005
    The remittances of migrant workers contribute significantly to the country’s foreign coffers, and it is estimated that the trend in the outflow of workers will continue, given the poor economic climate in their homes. ...
  • Sri Lanka's Missing Mothers. A Working Paper on the Effects of Mother Migration on Children 
    Perera, N.; Rathnayaka, M.R. ; Save the Children in Sri Lanka, 2013
    It is an accepted fact that children of migrant mothers have severe emotional and behavioural problems and face uncertain futures. In Sri Lanka, over one million children face the trauma of absentee mothers. The study ...
  • Sri Lanka: The Anxieties and Opportunities of Out-Migration 
    Dias, M.; Jayasundere, R. ; Migrant Workers and Human Rights: Out-Migration from South Asia, Ahn, P. (ed.), 2004
    The National Employment Policy of Sri Lanka has set out its vision as “Being a provider of a globally employable, competitive human capital’ to enhance the productivity and the competitiveness of the Sri Lankan workforce. ...
  • Strengthening Grievance and Complaint Handling Mechanisms to Address Migrant Worker Grievances in Sri Lanka: A Review and Analysis of Mechanisms 
    ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Colombo ; International Labour Organization, 2013
    The study is directed at identifying the grievances and complaints of migrant workers, review the remedial mechanisms operated by various institutions, and assess the inherent deficiencies and gaps in these mechanisms in ...
  • A Study of Factors Influencing Effectiveness of Performance of Sri Lankan Employees 
    Samantha, H.W. ; Masters Thesis, Submitted to the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, 2011
    Although labour migration has contributed immensely to the foreign exchange earnings of the country, and towards the unemployment problems, particularly in rural areas, several shortcomings in the employability of workers ...
  • Study of Female Trafficking in Sri Lanka 
    Perera, M.; Gunatilaka, M. ; Marga Institute, 2004
    Human trafficking has many connotations. In this study, a broad human rights dimension was adopted in defining trafficking, and this definition was used in selecting samples of females for this study. Trafficking is defined ...

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