MESSAGE OF HON. MINISTER OF FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION & WELFARE

The Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion & Welfare was established with the aim of increasing the demand of Sri Lankan Employees in the world job market directing the country's foreign employment sector towards a new era in accordance with "Mahinda Chinthana". His Excellency: The president Mahinda Rajapaksa has vested the responsibility of the new ministry to my self and also I have been entrusted with the task of promoting foreign employment for the benefit of Sri Lanka.

Accordingly our objective is to direct Sri Lankan Foreign job seekers towards productive professional level employment provide training and other facilities, guidance, welfare of foreign job recipients and their families and housing development for those employees. Further my aim is to devise a special program to provide practical training in relation to employment field, language and culture in foreign job offering countries and thereby secure more employment opportunities. My ministry will take measures to devise and implement effective plans towards this end.

HON. KEHELIYA RABUKWELLA, MINISTER OF FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION & WELFARE.

Strengthening Island-wide Administrative Network for the Development of Foreign Employment Industry in Sri Lanka

Friday, 07 August 2009

It is important to build-up a work-force covering all Divisional Secretarial Divisions in Sri Lanka who will be responsible for the promotion development, protection and Welfare of migrant workers.

Many benefits for migrant workers - Minister

Friday, 07 August 2009

Despite the fact that women as domestic workers have earned billions of dollars, their employment abroad has created a social degeneration in the country. Therefore, steps have been taken to reduce this category leaving the country to 25 percent in the future, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said

Wheels move for National Policy on Labour Migration

Wednesday, 25 February 2009

The Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Ministry yesterday announced a National Policy on Labour Migration. The effort is intended at developing a solid framework, with better protocol to enhance labour migrants contributions to the economy, society and their families.

Jobs in S. Korea for 6,000 more - The Island

Saturday, December 06, 2008

Six thousand Sri Lankans would be found employment in South Korea next year, Chairman, SLBFE Kingsley Ranawaka said. He said that foreign exchange from migrant workers which was around Rs 150 million a few years ago had increased to Rs 350 million a year.

SLBFE emblem used to dupe job seekers - Daily News

Monday, 8 December 2008

An organised gang has used forged documents with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) emblem to swindle millions of rupees from more than 60 people with the promise of lucrative employment and training opportunities in Japan.

Lanka ranks high in Korean labour market

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Sri Lanka's ratings in the Korean migrant labour market has shown a rapid increase, improving its ranking from a meagre 13, one year back to a very competitive number three, SLBFE Chairman Kingsley Ranawaka said.