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The State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka responsible “for converting the entire labour migration sector into a demand driven process and make it highly competitive by introducing required structural changes together with necessary promotional and welfare activities to meet the international market challenges ...
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) is a government agency of Sri Lanka, tasked with overseeing overseas employment of Sri Lankan Citizens and their welfare. It was established in 1985, under the provisions of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Act. No. 21 of 1985 from which it derives its remit and powers. [1]
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 9 November 2018: 15 December 2018: Minister of Labour, Foreign Employment and Petroleum Resources Development Daya Gamage: United National Party: 20 December 2018: 11 January 2019: Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Social Empowerment Nimal Siripala de Silva: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 12 August 2020: 11 ...
The Sri Lankan diaspora are Sri Lankan emigrants and expatriates from Sri Lanka that reside in a foreign country. An estimate in 2013 by the United Nations concluded that the diaspora numbered around three million, with large concentrations in Europe, Middle East, East Asia, Australia and North America.
Visa requirements for Sri Lankan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Sri Lanka. 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 ]
In October 2020, Government of Mauritius launched the Premium Travel visa as a response to the impacts of COVID-19 on the Mauritian tourist trade. [6] The visa is open to anyone who can show they have the financial resources to support themselves to live in Mauritius. The visa does not allow holders to accept a job in the Mauritian economy.
Small groups of foreign students from Europe or the Indian Ocean region are also present. Recent years have seen a steady flow of foreign workers into the textile industry (primarily Chinese women), the construction industry (primarily Indian workers), and harbor-related activities (primarily Taiwanese men).
The CTG is a part of the Ministry of Commerce. They lead foreign trade negotiations with different countries to secure trade deals. Pakistan has successfully negotiated three Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Sri Lanka, China, and Malaysia, as well as three Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) with Iran, Mauritius, and Indonesia.