{"id":9251,"date":"2026-06-11T15:25:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/?p=9251"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:27:16","slug":"sri-lankan-labour-migrants-in-romania-work-conditions-and-gendered-vulnerabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/?p=9251","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lankan Labour Migrants in Romania: Work Conditions and Gendered Vulnerabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9251\" class=\"elementor elementor-9251\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fce8237 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fce8237\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2658452c\" data-id=\"2658452c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db14c31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db14c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<span style=\"color: var(--c-contrast-800); font-size: 16.604px;\">Pages: 32-45<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d33cd52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d33cd52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong>. Romania has recently emerged as a destination for Sri Lankan labour migrants due to labour shortages in Eastern Europe and worsening economic conditions in Sri Lanka. Previous studies on migration to new European destinations have highlighted precarious employment, limited institutional protection, and gendered vulnerabilities; however, empirical evidence on Sri Lankan migrants in Romania remains limited. This study examines the drivers of migration, recruitment processes, working and living conditions, gendered challenges, and future migration aspirations of Sri Lankan labour migrants in Romania. The study is theoretically grounded in Push\u2013Pull Theory, Dual Labour Market Theory, and Migration Systems Theory. Using a qualitative research design, data were collected through in-depth interviews with thirty migrants, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and participant observation conducted in Romania and Italy between September and December 2025.<\/p><p><strong>Aim of the study<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The findings indicate that migration decisions in Sri Lanka are shaped by unemployment, indebtedness, and economic crisis, alongside pull factors such as labour demand and perceived opportunities for European mobility. Migrants experience precarious employment, misleading recruitment practices, language barriers, and limited institutional support. Gendered challenges are particularly evident among women, including restricted job mobility, housing insecurity, and reliance on informal support networks. Although Romania offers relative safety and income opportunities, dissatisfaction with labour conditions fuels aspirations for onward migration. The study highlights the need for stronger recruitment regulation, gender-responsive migration governance, and enhanced bilateral cooperation to promote safer and more sustainable labour migration pathways.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117f832 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"117f832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/43m_32_45.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Full text sources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Pages: 32-45 Introduction. Romania has recently emerged as a destination for Sri Lankan labour migrants due to labour shortages in Eastern Europe and worsening economic conditions in Sri Lanka. Previous studies on migration to new European destinations have highlighted precarious employment, limited institutional protection, and gendered vulnerabilities; however, empirical evidence on Sri Lankan migrants in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1855,1859],"tags":[1878,1875,1879,1877,856,1876],"coauthors":[1871],"class_list":["post-9251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-1855","category-2026-vol-43-issue-1-may","tag-gendered-vulnerabilities","tag-labour-migration","tag-migration-governance","tag-precarious-employment","tag-romania","tag-sri-lankan-migrants","jel-f22","jel-j16","jel-j49","jel-j61"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9251"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9255,"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9251\/revisions\/9255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9251"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manager.faa.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=9251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}