For many years now, civil society has been calling for a better understanding of the gendered nature of labour migration. In Sri Lanka, data on the remittances sent by migrant workers remain aggregated. This reveals the government’s lack of information and recognition of women’s contribution to the macroeconomy. This has affected its investment in women workers' welfare. But this lack of recognition and social safety net does not only happen in Sri Lanka. It happens even in the countries of destination which substantially benefit from migrant workers’ labour. Please the transcript of this episode here: https://bit.ly/3c4GRbB - - - Music credits: "Divider" by Chris Zabriskie from https://music.youtube.com/ "Birds" by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library "Desert City" by Kevin MacLeod from https://music.youtube.com/ "Cease" by A Himitsu from YouTube Audio Library "Stale Mate" by Jingle Punk from YouTube Audio Library "I Think I Can Help You" by The Six Realms from YouTube Audio Library "Rounding" by Savfk from https://breakingcopyright.com/ "Night Music" by Kevin MacLeod from https://music.youtube.com/ "Where Silence is Nonexistent" by A Himitsu from https://music.youtube.com/ "Bending Truth" by Remember the Future - - - For more podcast conversations from GAATW, check out "Looking Back, Looking Forward: The UN Trafficking Protocol at 20" here: https://anchor.fm/gaatw-traffickingprotocol