Around 120,000 Sri Lankans have secured foreign employment, in the year2021. Sources from the State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversification said.
According to available statistics, 30,000 have gone to Qatar, 27,000 to Saudi Arabia, 20,000 to UAE, 1,400 to South Korea, 1,100 to Singapore,1,600 to Cyprus and 800 to Japan despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
