Ben WaberLast was an important conversation on improving #migrant #worker #welfare on the #VoxDev podcast with A. Nilesh Fernando. The #data from #SriLanka and the #Gulf presented here is instructive in identifying issues and creating policies to improve conditions, and casts a long shadow over the upcoming #worldcup https://podcasts.google.com/u/1/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ5NzA3NzQucnNz/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvYm9vbS5jb20sMjAyMi0xMS0wMTovcG9zdHMvODE4NTcyOQ?sa=X&ved=0CA0QkfYCahcKEwiQ68neipP7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ (9/9)
VoxDev Development Economics - S2 Ep39: Improving the welfare of migrant workers
Millions of Sri Lankans have migrated to the Gulf region to work, but almost one in 10 makes a formal complaint to the consulate about abuse or employer malpractice. Is there a better way to protect them? Nilesh Fernando tells Tim Phillips about a successful policy to regulate the agencies that match workers and employers.