WBS to benefit migrant workers in Saudi

by Ananda KANNANGARA

Over 1.5 million Sri Lankan migrant workers employed in the Gulf Region and in non Gulf Region countries will benefit with the new high-tech Web Based Solution (WBS) in Saudi Arabia next month.

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) in collaboration with the Saudi Arabian Government will install the WBS in Saudi Arabia where over 500,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers are currently employed.

Chairman, SLBFE, Kingsley Ranawaka told the Sunday Observer that the Web based Solution would link local and foreign recruitment agents, the embassies and the Bureau.

He said that the job order placement, endorsement of job orders from embassies and updating details at the SLBFE would be done in future through the Web Based Solution.

"The objective of the new project is to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the entire foreign employment process."

Ranawaka said that the details of workers, such as educational qualifications, skills, personal details including their date of birth, the details of their sponsors, salary agreements, working conditions and employment details are included in the WBS.

The SLBFE will soon link with the free Government information hotline 1919 to provide information to the public regarding all registered employment agencies countrywide to prevent malpractices.