Housemaids stranded in Jordan to return
by Ananda KANNANGARA
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) confirmed that all
37 Sri Lankan female domestic workers who are believed to have fled
their workplaces due to non-extending their job visas and later stranded
in Jordan will arrive in the country shortly with the assistance of the
Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan.
SLBFE, Chairman Kingsly Ranawaka told the Sunday Observer that he had
already directed the Bureau welfare officer, attached to the Jordanian
Embassy to intervene in the matter to enable the workers to return to
Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan Ambassador to Jordan, Dr. A.W. Mohottala said when these
workers first sought the Embassy assistance, necessary steps were taken
to help them to return to Sri Lanka.
"But the workers had left the Embassy after few days on a request
made by some Non-Governmental Organisations with the objective of
returning to Sri Lanka as early as possible".
Among them, the problems of 11 workers were solved later, but they
too had fled the Embassy with no reason.
"However, all these workers are still stranded in Jordan and
necessary steps have been taken to send them back home after finishing
the official work with the Jordan Government," he added.
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