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This research study conducted by Handun Rasari Athukorala as part of her BA (Hons) studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Colombo is an in-depth case study of psychosocial wellbeing of the female workers in the Export Processing Zone in Sri Lanka. This study makes a worthwhile contribution to the understanding of the lives of female workers and social realities in a workplace. Utilizing both qualitative and quantitative research methods, she successfully brings forth voices of female factory workers, which are not always heard or represented. This study is a successful attempt in a holistic´ understanding of women´s lives in a factory setting, taking a wellbeing approach. This is an important piece of scholarly work especially for researchers in organizational management, social and behavioural studies as well as in women´s studies.

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Handun Rasari Athukorala is a PhD candidate at Monash University in the School of Political and Social Inquiry. Previously she worked as an assistant lecturer in Sociology at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Handun ´s central research interests include migration, ethnicity, identity, positive psychology, work and young people.

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