There is a vast number of Sri Lankan female workers coming into the Middle East, as the graphs will indicate below. Despite Sri Lanka’s efforts to limit the number of workers particularly in the Gulf due to increasing records of abuse, there is no suggestion that the data below has drastically changed over the years. Securing the human rights of these migrant and domestic workers is still regarded as a major challenge.

December 2nd, 2008 at 2:37 AM
Thank you for this data. What is the source? It would be so helpful to know.
December 6th, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Dear Priyanka,
This information was taken from The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment. Thanks for your interest!