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  • Gender Differentials in the Pattern and Determinants of International Labour Migration: Evidence from Sri Lanka 
    Perera, S. ; Sri Lanka Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.1(2), 2009
    Much attention has been paid to the impact of international labour migration on macro economic development and to the migrants as well, with female migrants dominating studies. This paper focuses on the pattern of gender ...
  • Gilded Cage in an Ocean Paradise: Sri Lankan Labour Migration to the Maldives 
    Gunasinghe, M. ; Law & Society Trust (LST), Colombo, 2013
    Maldives, having a total population of approximately three hundred and thirty thousand, acts as a hosting country for over hundred thousand migrant workers, with over fourteen thousand of them being from Sri Lanka. This ...
  • Growth and Structural Changes of Foreign Workers in Japan: Economic Implications for Sri Lanka 
    Karunaratne, H.D. ; Hosei University Economic Review, Vol.75 (3), 2007
    Foreign workers in Japan has been the lowest when compared with OECD countries, in the past. From around the 1990s the scenario demonstrated a slight change, with the number of workers showing a rapid growth, with Sri ...
  • International Contract Migration in Sri Lanka: Dynamics, Issues and Policy Implications 
    Perera, S. ; Sri Lanka Journal of Population Studies, Vol. 10, 2010
    In recent times, several studies have been conducted on labour migration issues in Sri Lanka. Using the findings of such studies, together with data obtained from the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment this paper ...
  • International Labour Migration from India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka: Trends and Policies 
    Iredale, R.; Doloswala, K.N. ; Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 27(1&2), 2004
    With the rise in labour migration, most countries are laying down policies and regulations to extract the maximum benefits to development from such migration, while providing protection and security to the migrants. The ...
  • International Migration and Employment in the Post-reforms Economy of Sri Lanka 
    Wickramasekara, P. ; International Migration Programme, International Labour Office, 2010
    The setting up the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment in 1985 as a one stop agency to administer foreign employment was a major step in promoting and regulating labour migration. The open economy reforms in the early ...
  • International Migration Outlook - Sri Lanka, 2008 
    Jayawardhana, T.; Jaythilaka, R. ; International Organization for Migration; Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2009
    Migration has become an integral component of the socio economic environment in the country.The authors give a comprehensive picture of the migration scenario in Sri Lanka, outlining the many reasons for migration, types ...
  • Is Emigration of Workforce a Foreign Exchange Earner or a Modern Slavery? 
    Bruce, A.A.A. ; Journal of Business Management and Social Sciences Research, Vol. 2(10), 2013
    There are several avenues whereby a country is able to acquire foreign exchange reserves. This article strives to study one such source, this being the earnings from workforce migration from Sri Lanka to other countries. ...
  • Labour Migration – Present Day Experience of Sri Lanka 
    Ruhunage, L.K. ; Economic Review (33) 4-9 July/December, 2007
    Migration as a phenomenon is not new to Sri Lanka, with the exodus of professionals in the 60s causing the ‘brain drain’, and other types of migration such as settlement migration, refugee migration, free, and irregular ...
  • Labour Recruitment to the UAE: Gaps between Policy and Practice in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and the Philippines 
    Migrant Forum in Asia ; Migrant Forum in Asia, 2011
    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 ...
  • Lentils There, Lentils Here! Sri Lankan Domestic Labour in the Middle East 
    Gamburd, M.R. ; Asian Women as Transnational Domestic Workers - Chapter 3, 2005
    The paper traces the history of transnational migration, and gives the current status of transnational domestic workers with a discussion of the whole migration process. It also covers the support and assistance given ...
  • Linking International Migration and Development in Asia 
    Huguet, J.W. ; United Nationa, 2010
    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 ...
  • Migration and Household 
    Kottegoda, S. ; Negotiating Household Politics: Women’s Struggles in Urban Sri Lanka - Chapter 7, 2004
    This paper examines the migration of females from low income urban neighbourhoods, to West Asia, in order to determine whether or not such migration has been successful in household survival and social mobility. ...
  • Migration Profile Sri Lanka 
    Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka ; Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2013
    The Migration Profile of Sri Lanka gives a comprehensive overview of the migration situation in the country. It traces the history and initial causes leading to migration, different types of migrants, contribution to the ...
  • “Model Employees’’: Sri Lankan Domestics in Lebanon 
    Smith, M. ; MER 238, Vol. 36, Spring, 2006
    The article brings to light the abuse, maltreatment and exploitation of Sri Lankan migrants in Lebanon. It highlights the inadequate support and protection given by the state in ameliorating this situation. The responsibility ...
  • 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 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 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 ...

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