IPS to host conference on policies for mainstreaming migration into development in SL
Wednesday, 13 August 2014 00:00
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International migration flows are a significant factor in Sri Lanka, particularly due to the scope, complexity and impact it has on individuals as well as on the country as a whole. With the objective of learning from policy initiatives aimed at mainstreaming migration into development in Sri Lanka, the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), will be hosting a conference on 14 August 2014 at the IPS Auditorium.
The deliberations in the conference will mainly focus on the theme of maximising the benefit Sri Lanka’s international labour migration, while protecting the welfare of migrants and their families. The half day seminar which will bring together both local and international knowledge experts will comprise three sessions covering areas including Sri Lanka’s potential to penetrate new labour markets with skilled labour, vulnerability of female domestic workers as well as on reintegration of returnee migrants.
The launch of ‘Labour Migration Information Resource Center’, a database consisting of a wide array of research on migration and development conducted by the IPS over the years, will also take place at the conference. Apart from that, ‘Select Annotated Bibliography on Labour Migration in Sri Lanka’, an IPS publication comprising information related to research publications on international migration will also be launched during the conference.
