Papers by Piyasiri wickramasekara
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000
... migrants as partners in development, 4 May, Lausanne By Piyasiri Wickramasekara Senior Migra... more ... migrants as partners in development, 4 May, Lausanne By Piyasiri Wickramasekara Senior Migration Specialist International Labour Office Geneva Email: [email protected] ILO Migration programme website: http://www.ilo.org/migrant Page 2. 2 ...
ILO-ARTEP Employment Expansion in Asian …, 1980
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Achievement of self-sufficiency in rice has been the avowed objective of almost all planning exer... more Achievement of self-sufficiency in rice has been the avowed objective of almost all planning exercises in Sri Lanka since independwce. The strategy for increasing paddy production has emphasised expansion of cultivated area as well as promotion of land productivity. Expansion of cultivated area could be achieved by bringing new land under cultivation and increasing the intensity of cropping on already cultil'ated land. The importance of the latter method has been recognised since the fifties but the actual achievements have been rather marginal. The rising cost of land development in recent years has highlighted the importance of this option. The objective of the present paper is to analyse trends in cropping intensity in the paddy sector. Conceptual and measuremmt problems are outlined first. Evolution of policies on the strategy of raising cropping intensity will be examined in the next section. Recent trends in cropping intensity at the national and regional levels and determinants of cropping inteusity form the subject of the remaining sections.
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Papers by Piyasiri wickramasekara
The presentation identifies major policy needs for migration statistics and information in origin and destination countries. Then it goes on to highlight major gaps between policy requirements and available statistics. These relate to: protection data covering conditions of work of migrant workers and OSH statistics; incidence, and impact of irregular migration, and protection status of those in irregular status; contribution of migrant workers to host economies; profile and contributions of diaspora communities; skilled mobility and brain drain; integration status of temporary and permanent migrants; and return migration and circular migration.
The presentation then highlights a number of examples from ILO and other interventions to generate data linked to migration policy making. It points out that even available data are not being effectively used for policy making. At the same time, the misuse and abuse of migration data for political and xenophobic purposes should be avoided. The presentation concludes with a number of recommendations for better use of migration information for policy making: close interaction and coordination among data producers and users, timely delivery, appropriate modes of dissemination, involvement of concerned stakeholders for lobbying and advocacy, and promotional role by international agencies.