Friday, February 6, 2015

UN: Sri Lanka should protect migrants from abuse

UN migrant rights specialist tells Anadolu Agency that Sri Lanka needs to protect its migrant workers "abuse, exploitation and harassment."

By Dilrukshi Handunnetti-02 February 2015
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
 With nearly 2 million of its citizens working abroad and their remittances providing the island's largest single source of foreign exchange, the protection of Sri Lankan migrants is an urgent issue, according to the U.N..