Sri Lanka’s Lifeline Abroad: Rethinking Migration and Remittance Policy

Sri Lanka’s Lifeline Abroad: Rethinking Migration and Remittance Policy

For decades the outflow of Sri Lankan workers and the inflow of their remittances have been crucial to the country’s external stability. Today this reality merits a deeper policy overhaul: the flows are large, evolving, and carry both economic benefits and social costs. The Economic Importance Workers’ remittances into Sri Lanka remain a major source […]