Urban ward family migration is one of the key aspects of internal migration process. Mainly it is influenced by rearranging population and workforce in urban areas. In the developing countries, urban ward family migration ...

Like in many other developing countries, Sri Lanka too urban work force contributes largely to the labour force of the country. Colombo is the highly urbanized district in the country whereas 78 percent of its population ...

The study of labour force participation in the informal sector is very useful for implementing and formulating employment opportunities and human resource development policy programs. Contribution of informal sector ...

A greater part of post-tsunami relief, reconstruction and rehabilitation (RRR) work in Sri Lanka has been carried out by government structures ad international and local organizations alike with little emphasis participation. ...

Life expectancy values for Sri Lanka were 68 and 74 years respectively for the years 1980 and 2008. Sri Lanka's present situation is very similar to countries like United Kingdom, Italy and France in 1980. This means that ...

Introduction: Tea & coffee consumption could potentially reduce the risk of Stroke & Parkinson Disease (PD) due to their antioxidant properties. However cigarette smoking is lead to oxidative stress that may alter the ...

In this study, four policy briefs were presented: High Fertility and Population Growth, Low Fertility and Population Ageing, Human Mobility and Migration and Urbanization Trends. After analyzing the UNESCAP data, the study ...

This presentation shows how the Population Situation Analysis (PSA) was carried out in Sri Lanka by adopting the UNFPA’s PSA guidelines. The PSA process at its initiation itself identified the key stakeholders, that is, ...

Mortality in Sri Lanka has declined substantially over the latter half of the twentieth century and then well into the new millennium. The decline of mortality during the past one hundred years has occurred at all ages and ...