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Violence
Against Migrant Workers
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It is estimated
that about 10 per cent of female migrant workers are subjected
to various forms of 80,000. These women face abuse in
the workplace, sexual abuse and harassment, torture and
death.
The difficulty of obtaining information masks the extent
of the problems that the women have to face. Some available
statistics are given below.
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Complaints
Received by the SLBFE |
| Nature of Complaint |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Harassment
(Physical and Sexual) |
1,358 |
1,675 |
1,807 |
Deaths
(Natural, Accidental, Suicides & Homicides) |
123 |
123 |
667 |
Not
sent back after completion of contract |
151 |
191 |
667 |
Breach
of contract |
425 |
449 |
657 |
Non
Payment of Agreed Wages |
1,498 |
1,476 |
1,575 |
Sickness |
435 |
559 |
575 |
Source:
Sri
Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE)
Complaints
Received from Females by Manpower Levels as a
Percentage of Departures
2002-2005
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| D |
C |
% |
D |
C |
% |
D |
C |
% |
D |
C |
% |
Professional
|
184 |
5 |
2.72 |
131 |
2 |
1.53 |
105 |
2 |
1.90 |
197 |
1 |
0.51 |
Middle
Level
|
631 |
23 |
3.65 |
2226 |
17 |
0.76 |
1173 |
80 |
6.82 |
892 |
42 |
4.71 |
Clerical
|
1635 |
29 |
1.77 |
1437 |
28 |
1.95 |
849 |
45 |
5.30 |
753 |
41 |
5.44 |
Skilled
|
14911 |
475 |
3.19 |
16106 |
508 |
3.15 |
11979 |
547 |
4.57 |
6757 |
600 |
8.88 |
Un
Skilled
|
7355 |
338 |
4.60 |
13427 |
381 |
2.84 |
9392 |
483 |
5.14 |
3345 |
378 |
11.30 |
Housemaid
|
108535 |
5667 |
5.22 |
102011 |
5539 |
5.43 |
110512 |
5949 |
5.38 |
125054 |
6994 |
5.59 |
Total
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133251 |
6537 |
4.91 |
135338 |
6475 |
4.78 |
134010 |
7106 |
5.30 |
136998 |
8056 |
5.88 |
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D
= Departures:
C = Complaints
Source:
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE)
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