Migrant mothers, family breakdown, and the modern state: an analysis of state policies regulating women migrating overseas for domestic work in Sri Lanka
This paper aims to critically examine the Family Background Report Circular (2013) and analyse its implications as a policy document from a feminist perspective. The paper then draws from a research study conducted in four districts to ascertain the response to the policy as well understand impact o...
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| author | Asha Abeyasekera Ramani Jayasundere |
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| description | This paper aims to critically examine the Family Background Report Circular (2013) and analyse its implications as a policy document from a feminist perspective. The paper then draws from a research study conducted in four districts to ascertain the response to the policy as well understand impact of the implementation of the policy on the lives of migrant women workers and migrant-hopefuls. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a09c8eccb7e54504af0ba063561d38f02022-12-21T18:44:33ZengUniversity of Edinburgh LibraryThe South Asianist2050-487X2015-12-01411264Migrant mothers, family breakdown, and the modern state: an analysis of state policies regulating women migrating overseas for domestic work in Sri LankaAsha Abeyasekera0Ramani Jayasundere1Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of ColomboIndependentThis paper aims to critically examine the Family Background Report Circular (2013) and analyse its implications as a policy document from a feminist perspective. The paper then draws from a research study conducted in four districts to ascertain the response to the policy as well understand impact of the implementation of the policy on the lives of migrant women workers and migrant-hopefuls.http://www.southasianist.ed.ac.uk/article/view/1264 |
| spellingShingle | Asha Abeyasekera Ramani Jayasundere Migrant mothers, family breakdown, and the modern state: an analysis of state policies regulating women migrating overseas for domestic work in Sri Lanka The South Asianist |
| title | Migrant mothers, family breakdown, and the modern state: an analysis of state policies regulating women migrating overseas for domestic work in Sri Lanka |
| title_full | Migrant mothers, family breakdown, and the modern state: an analysis of state policies regulating women migrating overseas for domestic work in Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | Migrant mothers, family breakdown, and the modern state: an analysis of state policies regulating women migrating overseas for domestic work in Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | Migrant mothers, family breakdown, and the modern state: an analysis of state policies regulating women migrating overseas for domestic work in Sri Lanka |
| title_short | Migrant mothers, family breakdown, and the modern state: an analysis of state policies regulating women migrating overseas for domestic work in Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | migrant mothers family breakdown and the modern state an analysis of state policies regulating women migrating overseas for domestic work in sri lanka |
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