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FLY AWAY FROM HOME (Labour Migration In Sri Lanka)

INTRODUCTION

During the previous year and a half, there was a rise in migrant workers from Sri Lanka due to the current economic crisis.
Remittances from migrant laborers are the second-largest source of foreign currency in Sri Lanka. Because value addition in certain export industries is very low, remittances may exceed export income.

However, the rise in outbound labor migration seen since late last year has yet to be reflected in official workers' remittances, with a significant percentage of these funds still arriving through illicit channels like as Undiyal and Hawala due to advantageous parallel currency rates.

Worker remittances to Sri Lanka decreased 42.6 percent in June to US $ 274 million, while such inflows fell 51.6 percent to US $ 1.6 billion in the first half.  The administration is expected

Most recent patterns in Labor migration

01. In recent years, the number of male migrant workers has increased relative to total labor migration.

 Over the last two decades, it is clear that male international employment placement has increased while female foreign employment placement has fallen.

One of the primary causes for the drop is government rules requiring women to get a family background report prior to migrating as domestic helpers.

According to the regulations, women must be between the ages of 21 and 25, depending on the country of destination, and must be under the age of 55. Married women with children under the age of five are not suggested for migration as domestic staff, and those with children beyond the age of five must make adequate provisions for child care. However, one may argue that the aforementioned legislation.




02). A slight decline in the number of low-skilled migrant workers and an increase in the number of professionals





According to Table 02, low skilled labor migration has gradually dropped from 36.89% in 2017 to 30.77% in 2021. Professional labor migration has increased dramatically, from 4.26% in 2017 to 9.54% in 2021. Although the growth in the professional category is a positive indicator, it is a clear symptom of brain drain due to the deterioration of social and economic conditions, which was aggravated by the pandemic breakout

03).New destination countries such as Romania and Seychelles are growing.

People have been focusing on new countries in recent years, rather than traditional countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar. Table 04 demonstrates that employment placement in Romania has increased despite the epidemic in 2021. 




REFERENCE 

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 Archavanitkul, Kritaya 1998. Trafficking in children for labour exploitation including child prostitution in the Mekong subregion: a research report, ILO-IPEC, Bangkok, Thailand. 

Asian Migrant Centre Ltd. 1996. The Globalization of Asian Migrants, Asian Migrant Forum, Issue 11, November 1996, Hong Kong. Asian Migrant Centre Ltd. 1998. 

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Comments

  1. B. Abeywardana (MBA/HND Supply chain)14 August 2023 at 19:06

    Now, its burning and main issue in srilanka , its time all of us open mindsets as top leaders. Thanks for remind back
    Good one

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  2. Rajitha Madhusanka18 August 2023 at 11:35

    With rising migration levels of skilled professionals expected to continue to challenge Sri Lanka’s labour market, enhancing employee value proposition in terms of remuneration, rewards and job satisfaction will be a key focus area going forward. Inflation and increased taxation also exerted pressure on payroll. STOLID POLITICIANS are the main key reason for pandemic in Sri Lanka.

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  3. Charuka Rupasinghe18 August 2023 at 12:55

    This passage discusses a noticeable trend where male international job placements have increased, while female placements have decreased. This drop is attributed to government regulations mandating family background checks for women migrating as domestic workers. The rules outline age limits and considerations for married women with children, potentially sparking discussions about the effectiveness of such regulations.

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  4. Rinosh Dilshan19 August 2023 at 04:39

    Vaccums are creating in labor force due to migration. Organization should evaluate the impact and address the situation. If not organization will have dissatisfaction employees too due to heavy work load that remaining employees do.

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  5. RANGIKA RANASINGHE19 August 2023 at 10:14

    The present economic crisis has led to an upsurge of migrant workers from Sri Lanka during the last one and a half years with the relaxation of COVID-19 related travel restrictions.

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