We cordially invite you to join the South Asian Studies Institute’s online lecture in partnership with Dr. Fazeeha Azmi, professor of Human Geography at the University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka. The lecture takes place on Friday, March 15th at 9 am via Zoom.
Azmi will be conducting the lecture on Sri Lanka’s tea plantation sector, which is closely connected to the colonial history of Sri Lanka and is important in terms of foreign exchange earnings and securing millions of people’s lives. Despite the contribution of tea to its economy, Sri Lanka as a state has yet to address persisting economic, social, and political issues of the people living in the tea plantations.
This lecture, which is based on a one-year qualitative research in selected tea plantation estates of Sri Lanka, draws from the lived experiences of Sri Lanka’s tea plantation sector women’s individual articulation of labour migration experiences to the Middle Eastern countries. It highlights the causes, trends, processes, consequences, and vulnerabilities of women migrants who are influenced by the patriarchal expectations of the plantation community and trapped by the Kafala system of the destination countries. It also calls for proper stakeholder dialogue on the issue to stimulate appropriate policy measures.
As a UFV member, your interest and attendance will be greatly appreciated. Please contact sasi@ufv.ca to RSVP for the Zoom link.
Fri, Mar 15, 2024
9 to 10:30 am
Online via Zoom
For more information, contact Henna Mann at henna.mann@ufv.ca.
03/16/2024