Piyasiri Wickramasekara
Biographic Data
| ID | 5814747 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Piyasiri Wickramasekara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Piyasiri |
| FAMILY NAME | Wickramasekara |
| SIGNATURE | WICKRAMASEKARA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Organization for Migration |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Accession with low compliance
The article reviews Sri Lanka’s compliance with the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW) acceded in 1996. The article highlights the common issue of routine accession/ratification of international Conventions by origin countries without full appreciation of their corresponding obligations. It highlights the large gap between accession and compliance with the Conventi…
Development, Mobility, and Human Rights
Recent years have seen mobility and migration and their links to development high on the global policy agenda and discourse. Yet, the missing dimension is the linkage of these with the rights of migrant workers. Development now focuses on freedom, choices and capabilities of people. It is crucially dependent on realization of human rights of all persons including migrants. Human rights cover both universal human rights, core labour rights and oth…
Globalisation, International Labour Migration and the Rights of Migrant Workers
The aim of the paper is to highlight the gaps between policy and practice in the current discourse on international migration and its links with development. It contends that a major cause of the limited development impact of migration is the ‘closed door policy’ of major destination countries on the admission of low-skilled migrant workers from developing countries. The paper addresses the weak foundations and major consequences of this policy: …
Growth, Employment and Migration in Southeast Asia
This comparative analysis of growth, structural change and labour market dynamics in the Greater Mekong countries (Yunnan Province in China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar) of Southeast Asia is the first of its kind. It explores economic integration and cooperation, the possibilities for improving the functioning of labour markets and facilitating mutually beneficial labour flows in the region.
International Labour Migration Statistics in Asia
The present paper attempts a critical review of the data systems of seven major labour-exporting countries--Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand--which account for over 90 per cent of labour outflows from Asia....Data...are discussed under separate sections focusing on limitations as well as potential for further exploitation.... For all countries reviewed here, these data significantly understate total labo…
Globalisation, International Labour Migration and the Rights of Migrant Workers
The aim of the paper is to highlight the gaps between policy and practice in the current discourse on international migration and its links with development. It contends that a major cause of the limited development impact of migration is the ‘closed door policy’ of major destination countries on the admission of low-skilled migrant workers from developing countries. The paper addresses the weak foundations and major consequences of this policy: …
Development, Mobility, and Human Rights
Recent years have seen mobility and migration and their links to development high on the global policy agenda and discourse. Yet, the missing dimension is the linkage of these with the rights of migrant workers. Development now focuses on freedom, choices and capabilities of people. It is crucially dependent on realization of human rights of all persons including migrants. Human rights cover both universal human rights, core labour rights and oth…
International Labour Migration Statistics in Asia
The present paper attempts a critical review of the data systems of seven major labour-exporting countries--Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand--which account for over 90 per cent of labour outflows from Asia....Data...are discussed under separate sections focusing on limitations as well as potential for further exploitation.... For all countries reviewed here, these data significantly understate total labo…
International Labour Migration Statistics in Asia
The present paper attempts a critical review of the data systems of seven major labour-exporting countries--Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand--which account for over 90 per cent of labour outflows from Asia....Data...are discussed under separate sections focusing on limitations as well as potential for further exploitation.... For all countries reviewed here, these data significantly understate total labo…
Growth, Employment and Migration in Southeast Asia
This comparative analysis of growth, structural change and labour market dynamics in the Greater Mekong countries (Yunnan Province in China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar) of Southeast Asia is the first of its kind. It explores economic integration and cooperation, the possibilities for improving the functioning of labour markets and facilitating mutually beneficial labour flows in the region.
Globalisation, International Labour Migration and the Rights of Migrant Workers
The aim of the paper is to highlight the gaps between policy and practice in the current discourse on international migration and its links with development. It contends that a major cause of the limited development impact of migration is the ‘closed door policy’ of major destination countries on the admission of low-skilled migrant workers from developing countries. The paper addresses the weak foundations and major consequences of this policy: …
Development, Mobility, and Human Rights
Recent years have seen mobility and migration and their links to development high on the global policy agenda and discourse. Yet, the missing dimension is the linkage of these with the rights of migrant workers. Development now focuses on freedom, choices and capabilities of people. It is crucially dependent on realization of human rights of all persons including migrants. Human rights cover both universal human rights, core labour rights and oth…
Accession with low compliance
The article reviews Sri Lanka’s compliance with the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW) acceded in 1996. The article highlights the common issue of routine accession/ratification of international Conventions by origin countries without full appreciation of their corresponding obligations. It highlights the large gap between accession and compliance with the Conventi…
Sociology (5 works) · Development economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · International Labor and Employment Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Human rights (2 works)