More jobs for Lankans abroad
Foreign employment recorded an increase of 15.4
percent last year compared to 8.2 percent in the previous year.
According to estimates of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
(SLBFE) the number of departures for overseas employment was 252,021
last year compared to 218,459 in the previous year.
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Colombo Katunayake expressway work recommences
Work on the proposed Katunayake-Colombo Express
highway recommenced early this week with an investment of US$ 294
million, funded by the Chinese Exim Bank and the Government of Sri
Lanka.
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Underemployment bigger issue than unemployment
Underemployment is a bigger issue than
unemployment and stand at 14 per cent. According to a study done the
Sri Lankan women is confined to traditional boundaries. Therefore
they are happy to follow the men.
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