Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- October 29 marks the International Day of Care and Support. This article looks at the government's new social protection strategy, and whether its promise of 'leaving no one behind' will respond to the care deficits in migrant worker households.

In its recently published National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS) 2025-2035, the government outlines a ten-year roadmap, with "Social Care" as one of its four core priorities.

This recognition of care as a national priority marks a critical milestone in acknowledging the disproportionate burden of care that is currently borne by women in Sri Lanka; however, the challenge now lies in effectively mobilising the NSPS to recognise, redistribute and reduce the burden of care...