The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) Chairman, Amal
Senadilankara said they would reduce the number of housemaids and
promote sending skilled-workers to earn more foreign exchange to the
country than housemaids. He said the aim of the SLBFE was to reduce the
number of housemaids going for overseas jobs by 50 percent by 2025.
Senadilankara
stated the SLBFE had initiated several programs to improve the quality
and skills of employees seeking overseas job opportunities. One of the
main programs will be to upgrade the NVQ level of overseas job seekers
up to level 3. This will be mandatory by September 01, 2012. The SLBFE
will improve their countrywide training centers and promote improving
their language skills. Senadilankara said that the programs would be
initiated to improve English, Arabic as well as Hindi language skills of
the employees to carter Middle East demands well. In addition,
Senadilankara pointed out that there was a huge demand for the domestic
nurses overseas and the government should take steps to increase the
number of trained nurses to cater to meet that demand.
He also said a
special agreement would be signed next week with the Samurdhi Authority
to enable migrant workers to invest the money.
Source: The Nation
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