Shirani Hetti Arachchi

Rights of Sri Lankan Women Migrant Workers in Middle-east Shirani Hetti Arachchi

Rights of Sri Lankan Migrant women workers in the Middle-East Migrant workers are the most important one of the most crucial labor force in Sri Lankan society because they provide the second largest foreign exchange revenue to the national economy. Especially, women migrant workers who work in Middle-East contribute immensely for the development of Sri Lankan society by remitting their wages to its economy. Majority of Sri Lankan migrant workers are female and they experience enormous difficulties while working in the Middle-East. This book provides details about migrant workers, their contribution to the economy, violations of women migrant workers rights and legal protection of migrant workers and their families. This book will be useful for those who are interested in studying migrant women workers and it will also help understand migrant women workers living conditions, in addition, the details in this will help policy makers design better employment polices for the upliftment of Sri Lankan migrant workers living condition in future.