Sri Lanka – Middle East Labour Migration Corridor: Trends, Patterns and Structural Changes

Objective of this study is to explore the recent trends,
patterns and the structural changes in the labour migration from Sri
Lanka to Middle East countries and to discuss the possible impacts of
those changes on the remittance flow. Study uses secondary data
published by Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment and Central
Bank. Thematic analysis of the secondary data revealed that the
migration for labour has increased rapidly during past decades.
Parallel with that the gender and the skill composition of the
migration flow has been changing. Similarly, the destinations for
male migration have changed over the period. These show positive
implications on the international remittance receipts to the country.

• Dinesha Siriwardhane
• Indralal De Silva
• Sampath Amaratunge

• Labour migration
• Remittances
• Middle East
• Sri Lanka.

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