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Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates describe the foreign workers who have moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for work. As a result of the proximity of the UAE to South Asia and a better economy and job opportunities, most of the migrant foreign workers are from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Philippines and Pakistan.
Sri Lankans in the United Arab Emirates have grown to a population of over 300,000; [115] [116] they mostly form the country's large foreign labour force. They also form the second largest number of Sri Lankan diaspora in the world, after Saudi Arabia. In 2009, community members were urged to register themselves.
Sri Lankans have been migrating to Britain for several generations, up from the time of British ruled Ceylon (started in the 19th century). They include Sri Lankans of all ethnicities and backgrounds and boast a large population in the country. [citation needed] In 2021, the estimated population of the UK born in Sri Lanka was 131,000. [2]
As of 2024, Sri Lankan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 44 countries and territories, ranking the Sri Lankan passport 97th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] This has hampered the ability of Sri Lankan business people to travel and connect with peers and maintain a globally competitive outlook. [2 ...
The 2001 Census recorded 67,938 Sri Lankan-born UK residents. [36] The 2011 census recorded 125,917 Sri Lankan-born residents in England, 1,325 in Wales, [37] 1,711 in Scotland [38] and 123 in Northern Ireland. [39] The Tamil Information Centre had estimated that, as of 2007, 170,000 Sri Lankans were resident in the UK. [40]
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Universal Jobmatch was a British website for finding job vacancies. The site was developed in a collaboration between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Monster Worldwide, an American provider of employment services that operates Monster.com, a global employment website. [1]
The High Commission of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා මහ කොමසාරිස් කාර්යාලය, ලන්ඩනය Shri Lanka Maha Komasaris Karyalaya Landanaya) in London is the diplomatic mission of Sri Lanka in the United Kingdom.