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Athauda bags jobs by Ananda Kannangara An unprecedented number of employment opportunities will be granted to Sri Lanka by the Malaysian Government under a new job providing program scheduled to be implemented shortly, Labour Relations and Foreign Employment Minister Athauda Seneviratna revealed on his arrival from Malaysia yesterday. "During our three- day visit, the talks we had with the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and the Minister of Human Resources Dr. Fong Chanonn in the Malaysian Government and also the officials of the Employers Federation in Kuala Lampur over the possible job opportunities were very successful," he said. Minister Seneviratna said that a bilateral agreement was also signed with the Malaysian Government, focusing much attention on skilled jobs for Lankan workers in the coming years. "They assured that jobs in large numbers are available in the fields of construction, manufacturing, Information Technology, plantation, tourism and health sectors," he said. The Minister said that the ability to speak English was very essential to find jobs in Malaysia. Quoting a Bureau report, Minister Seneviratna said that 927 Sri Lankans are presently employed in Malaysia and 735 of them are house maids. "According to the Malaysian Human Resources Ministry sources about 800 Sri Lankans who worked in that country without valid visas were deported last year and presently no Lankans are employed there unofficially," the Minister added. |
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