The IPS study opened up interesting insights into the lives of Sri Lanka’s returned female migrant workers. The study collected data from 511 returned migrant workers randomly selected from ...

ECONOMYNEXT – A majority of Sri Lanka’s female migrant workers aim to return the moment their immediate financial targets are met, with little or no plans for long-term economic sustainability, a ...

It is deeply rooted in Sri Lanka’s post-conflict and post-liberalisation trajectory. During the 30-year armed conflict, official figures show the state sustained itself—ironically—not just through ...

P. Selvaranee, a female worker at D-side, said: “When we returned after an 18-day strike the trade unions told us that if we work eight hours, the company must pay 1,000 rupees per day.

The United National Front (UNF) government in Sri Lanka has rammed through new labour laws that drastically increase the working hours of female workers. The Factories (Amendment) Bill passed on ...

The pandemic was hard enough. Now, Sri Lanka faces an economic crisis of its own making that is taking a heavy toll on low-paid female garment workers sewing clothes for wealthier women in the West.

At least 90 female domestic workers from Sri Lanka are stranded in Oman, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat said today.

However, given the cost of living, a worker needs at least 80 dollars a month to meet basic needs. With overtime, workers earn at most 56 dollars per month. A study of Sri Lanka's Export Processing ...

She worked for six years in Saudi Arabia as a housemaid and a care worker, earning a monthly salary of Rs.20,000. As a m Sri Lanka’s female migrant workers: Flying abroad on borrowed time ...