Over 730,000 have gone abroad for jobs in four years

Foreign Employment Bureau statistics revealed that seven hundred and thirty two thousand (732,000) persons have gone abroad for foreign jobs within four years. This is stated in the information obtained from the Kurunegala office of the Foreign Employment Bureau under the Freedom of Information Act.

According to the information, this group have gone abroad for other professions such as housekeepers, nurses, labourers, electricians and drivers. There are 15 regional offices of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau across the country, and it is also revealed that the people who have gone abroad have done so legally after seeking advice from these offices.

In order to get high-paying job opportunities in the world, it is mandatory to empower the Sri Lankan workforce with professional training and skills to match the international labour market, and for this purpose, 17 regional centres of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau have been established across the country. According to the information, the number of people who have gone abroad is 59,000 in 2020, 110,000 in 2021, 311,000 in 2022 and 252,000 in 2023.

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