Contents 1. Introduction 03 2. Methodology 05 2.1 Secondary Research 05 2.2 Primary Research 06 3. Statelessness and Development 08 3.1 Defining Statelessness and Meaningful Citizenship 08 3.2 Statelessness and the Sustainable Development Agenda 10 4. The Hill Country Tamils of Sri Lanka 4.1 The Plantation, the State, and the Union 12 14 Hill Country Tamils and the Plantation 14 Hill Country Tamils and the State 14 Hill Country Tamils and the Union 16 4.2 Drivers of Disadvantage 18 Distancing of the State 18 Dependency on the Plantation Company 19 Brokerage of Trade Unions 20 5. ‘Leaving No One Behind’: Towards Meaningful Citizenship 5.1 Cross-cutting Issues 21 22 Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities 22 Goal 5: Gender Equality 24 Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 25 5.2 Socioeconomic Issues 26 Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being 27 Goal 4: Quality Education 28 Conclusion 30 Endnotes 32 Annex 1: Methodology 36