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Social protection for unskilled migrant workers in Sri Lankalegal aspects, national policies, and social protection programmes /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Social protection for unskilled migrant workers in Sri Lankaedited by Roshini Jayaweera, Marasinghe Mudiyanselage Gunatilake.
Reminder of title:	legal aspects, national policies, and social protection programmes /
other author:	Jayaweera, Roshini.
Published:	Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2023.
Description:	xx, 156 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Migrant laborSri Lanka.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33476-4
ISBN:	9783031334764$q(electronic bk.)

Social protection for unskilled migrant workers in Sri Lankalegal aspects, national policies, and social protection programmes /
Social protection for unskilled migrant workers in Sri Lankalegal aspects, national policies, and social protection programmes /[electronic resource] :edited by Roshini Jayaweera, Marasinghe Mudiyanselage Gunatilake. - Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2023. - xx, 156 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - Contemporary South Asian studies,2509-4181. - Contemporary South Asian studies..

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.

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.

ISBN: 9783031334764$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-33476-4doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

958879
Migrant labor
--Sri Lanka.

LC Class. No.: HD5856.S72

Dewey Class. No.: 331.625493

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