Social protection for unskilled migrant workers in Sri Lanka : legal aspects, National Policies, and Social Protection Programmes / Roshini Jayaweera, Marasinghe Mudiyanselage Gunatilake, editors.
2023
HD5856.S72
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Title
Social protection for unskilled migrant workers in Sri Lanka : legal aspects, National Policies, and Social Protection Programmes / Roshini Jayaweera, Marasinghe Mudiyanselage Gunatilake, editors.
ISBN
9783031334764 (electronic bk.)
3031334760 (electronic bk.)
9783031334757
3031334752
3031334760 (electronic bk.)
9783031334757
3031334752
Published
Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xx, 156 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-33476-4 doi
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HD5856.S72
Dewey Decimal Classification
331.625493
Summary
This book is about the social protection of lower-skilled migrants from Sri Lanka. It reasons out the importance of protecting Sri Lankan migrant workers considering the significant economic contribution of lower-skilled migrant workers and their higher level of exposure to risks at all stages of international migration: pre-departure, on the job, and after returnee reintegration. The book explores social protection programmes for low-skilled immigrants from three perspectives: legal aspects, national policies, and programmes. The chapter on legal background for protecting migrant workers focuses on declarations and on labour laws on the national and international level. Policies and programmes identify national level labour policies and other related policies that apply to migrant workers, as well as available social protection programmes for Sri Lankan migrant workers. In turn, the solutions for minimizing the related risks faced by Sri Lankan migrant workers. Highlighting the economic contribution of migrant workers and their vulnerability at all stages of migration, this book offers a timely and important contribution for policy makers and practitioners as well as scholars of migration studies, public policy and related fields.
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Contemporary South Asian studies, 2509-4181
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Economic Contribution of Migrant Workers
Risk and Wellbeing of migrant workers
Social Protection for Migrant Workers:A Legal Perspective
Social Protection for Migrant Workers: The Case of Sri Lanka
Conclusion.
Background
Economic Contribution of Migrant Workers
Risk and Wellbeing of migrant workers
Social Protection for Migrant Workers:A Legal Perspective
Social Protection for Migrant Workers: The Case of Sri Lanka
Conclusion.