Convicted Lankans won’t benefit by Lebanon amnesty
by Ananda KANNANGARA
Sri Lankan workers in Lebanon who were convicted by the Lebanese
Government for indulging in various criminal activities will not benefit
from the three-month special amnesty declared by the Lebanese Government
for Asian workers.
According to a spokesman for the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign
Employment (SLBFE) around 3,000 Sri Lankan workers will benefit by the
amnesty.
SLBFE Chairman Kingsley Ranawaka told the Sunday Observer that many
Sri Lankan workers in Lebonan are unable to return to their motherland
due to the validity period of their visas and work permits expiring.
Sri Lankans who had lost their passports will be provided with
Emergency Certificates, he said.
According to Sri Lanka’s envoy in Lebanon M. Maharoof arrangements
have been made by the Sri Lankan Embassy to provide airline tickets to
needy workers to return to the country.
The Bureau Chairman has directed Sri Lanka’s envoy in Lebanon to make
arrangements with airlines, so that our workers could return to the
country as early as possible.
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