Lanka-Kuwait MoU to protect migrant workers

Sri Lanka is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kuwait to protect the rights of migrant workers in the country.

The agreement would cover the estimated 260,000 Sri Lankans employed in the Gulf state which has been criticised in the past for its treatment of foreign workers, the Indo-Asian News Service reported.

According to Sri Lanka's Bureau of Foreign Employment, there were 14,704 complaints in 2010 for breach of employment contracts, non-payment of wages, physical and sexual harassment.