Social protection for unskilled migrant workers in Sri Lanka : legal aspects, national policies, and social protection programmes / Roshini Jayaweera, Marasinghe Mudiyanselage Gunatilake, editors.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, [2023]
Description
xx, 156 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

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    Series
    Contemporary South Asian studies [More in this series]
    Summary note
    • "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. " -- Provided by publisher.
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    Includes bibliographical references.
    ISBN
    • 9783031334757 (hardcover)
    • 3031334752 (hardcover)
    OCLC
    1388643175
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