Browsing by Author "Herath, H.M.T.R."

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    The Impact of Migration and Remittances on Education of Children Left-behind: Evidence from Rural Sector of Sri Lanka
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2018) Jayalath, J.I.U.; Dharmadasa, R.A.P.I.S.; Rathnayake, ,K.K.H.M.; Herath, H.M.T.R.
    World literature supports the view that labor migration and remittances play a significant role in children's education of families left-behind although such evidence from Sri Lanka is lacking. Therefore, by taking a nationally representative sample of rural sector households of Sri Lanka, this study investigates the impact of migration and remittances on school enrollment of children left-behind. The data for this are coming from Department of Census and Statistics and they were analyzed using probit models. The results suggests that having an internal migrant or/ and an international migrant in rural households increase the propensity of school enrollment. However, with respect to the receipt of remittances, only internal remittances play a significant role in school enrolment.
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    Skilled Based Migration from Sri Lanka -A Descriptive Analysis
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2019-02) Dissanayake, N.K.R.; Dharmadasa, R.A.P.I.S.; Wijethunga, C.S.; Herath, H.M.T.R.
    Skilled based migration has gained importance in recent years reflecting the impact of globalization, revival of growth within the economy and rapid growth in information and communication technology. By now, migration of skilled workers from developing countries has become a persistent trend. In Sri Lankan context, the most pressing issue is the mismatch of number of workers demanded by the foreign countries and supplied from Sri Lanka according to the level of skill. For this research, secondary data were obtained from SLBFE (Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment) annual reports for 12 countries over the period of 2009-2017.The results indicate that, total migrant flow has increased considerably after 2012 with the highest flow recorded in 2014. However, after the year 2014, a gradual of total migrant flow is observed. Moreover, in every year the number of male migrants is higher than that of female. Qatar has become the most preferred destination for skilled migrants and the highest number of migrants were from skill-level category throughout all the years. Population, unemployment rate, dependency ratio of destination and distance between destination and Sri Lanka were found to be moderately negatively correlated with the migrant flow whereas GDP growth of destination was moderately positively correlated with the migration flow. The findings of this research suggest that Sri Lankan migrants more concern about the conditions of the destination country rather than the conditions of the origin country.