{"id":3658,"date":"2013-12-21T09:19:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T03:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/?p=3658"},"modified":"2013-12-21T09:19:19","modified_gmt":"2013-12-21T03:49:19","slug":"transforming-lives-the-story-of-returning-migrant-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/ta\/transforming-lives-the-story-of-returning-migrant-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming lives: The story of returning migrant workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TRANSFORMING-LIVES_Cover-Pg-2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3659\" title=\"TRANSFORMING LIVES_Cover Pg (2)\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TRANSFORMING-LIVES_Cover-Pg-2-450x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This study by the Women and Media Collective is on Sri Lankan returnee migrant women and, brings to life the stories of thirty women from the Kurunegala District in Sri Lanka. 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