by Melani Manel Perera
At least 45,900 Sri Lankans in the Middle East and the Gulf countries are waiting – without work, salary, or severance pay – to be repatriated. Back home, they are shunned, accused of spreading the coronavirus. In 2019, migrants’ remittances contributed US$ 6.7 billion or 8.03% of GDP to the Sri Lankan economy. Now Sri Lanka is becoming a country of immigration, especially from India and China.
Colombo (Asia News) – Tens of thousands of Sri Lankan migrant workers are waiting to return home following the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic, which led many businesses to close down because of lockdowns.
About 11,268 Sri Lankan migrants have been repatriated from 14 countries, while another 45,900 are waiting to join them.
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Human trafficking has become a global crisis that has questioned the worth of being human. Victims are
exploited as commodities, falling prey to the global flesh trade, often ending up as single mothers, sometimes infected with HIV and other illnesses, with no means of survival. Human trafficking is a serious problem in Nepal and this is the main reason why Maiti Nepal was established in 1993. It’s main focus is to prevent girls and women from being trafficked to other parts of the world, while also protecting Nepali girls and women from being victims of the flesh trade, child prostitution, child labour and various forms of exploitation and torture. According to Maiti Nepal Director Bishwo Khadka, once Kathmandu airport became out of bounds for the traffickers, they started flying Nepali women out of Delhi. When Delhi authorities made it compulsory for Nepali women and girls to carry a no objection letter from the government, they rerouted to Colombo to traffic girls to Gulf coun