{"id":4518,"date":"2026-04-21T18:56:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oidaijsd.com\/?page_id=4518"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:00:30","slug":"volume-19-issue-05-pg-315-324-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oidaijsd.com\/?page_id=4518","title":{"rendered":"Volume 19, Issue 05, Pg. 315-324, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development<\/strong>
\nOpen-access peer-reviewed journal\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/doi.org\/10.64211\/oidaijsd190522<\/a>
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Gender-wise Trends and Dynamics of Sri Lankan Foreign Employment Departures (1986\u20132023)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kanthi Manel D.P 1, 2, <\/sup><\/strong>*<\/sup><\/strong>, Kasuni Chathurika A.G 3
\n<\/sup><\/strong>1,3 <\/sup>Department of Social Statistics, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
\n2 <\/sup>International Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
\nUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
\n* <\/sup><\/strong>Corresponding authour: maneldeerasinha@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n

Volume 19, Issue 05, Pg. 315-324, 2026.<\/p>\n

Abstract: <\/strong>Recognizing the socio-economic significance of labor migration and the growing role of remittances in national development, the research aims to uncover long-term patterns and structural shifts in outbound labor flows from Sri Lanka. This study examines the long-term trends and statistical relationships in gender-wise foreign employment departures from Sri Lanka. The study utilizes secondary data from 1986 to 2023 for gender-wise foreign employment departures. Using secondary data from the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment and Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the analysis applies descriptive statistics, cointegration testing, and the Vector Error Correction Model to explore short- and long-run dynamics between male and female departures. Results indicate a structural transformation in migration patterns: while female workers, particularly in domestic roles, dominated departures during the 1990s, male departures have surpassed female departures since the mid-2010s, largely due to policy interventions, changing labor market demands, and socio-economic shifts. Vector Error Correlation Model results confirm a long-run equilibrium relationship between male and female departures, with significant short-run adjustments reflecting responses to domestic and international labor market conditions. The findings provide policy insights to enhance gender equity in migration, improve skills development, and safeguard vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong> Foreign Employment, Gender, Labor Migration, Sri Lanka, VECM<\/p>\n

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OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development Open-access peer-reviewed journal\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.64211\/oidaijsd190522 Gender-wise Trends and Dynamics of Sri Lankan Foreign Employment Departures (1986\u20132023) Kanthi Manel D.P 1, 2, *, Kasuni Chathurika A.G 3 1,3 Department of Social Statistics, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. 2 International Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. * Corresponding authour: maneldeerasinha@sjp.ac.lk Volume 19, Issue 05, Pg. 315-324, 2026. Abstract: Recognizing the socio-economic significance of labor migration and the growing role of remittances in national development, the research aims to uncover long-term patterns and structural shifts in outbound labor flows from Sri Lanka. This study examines the long-term trends and statistical relationships in gender-wise foreign employment departures from Sri Lanka. The study utilizes secondary data from 1986 to 2023 for gender-wise foreign employment departures. Using secondary data from the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment and Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the analysis applies descriptive statistics, cointegration testing, and the Vector Error Correction Model to explore short- and long-run dynamics between male and female departures. Results indicate a structural transformation in migration patterns: while female workers, particularly in domestic roles, dominated departures during the 1990s, male departures Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oidaijsd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oidaijsd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oidaijsd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oidaijsd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oidaijsd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oidaijsd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4520,"href":"https:\/\/oidaijsd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4518\/revisions\/4520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oidaijsd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}