Temporary shelter for Lankan workers in S Arabia

Several temporary shelters have been set up in Saudi Arabia by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) for Sri Lankan migrant workers overstaying in the country as they couldn't meet the deadline set by the Saudi Arabian government to leave the Kingdom before the amnesty period ran out.

These Sri Lankan migrant workers are now gathered in camps after they had failed to leave Saudi Arabia before the November 4 deadline set by the Saudi government for them to leave without facing a penalty.

SLBFE General Manager, Mangala Randeniya has said the temporary shelters or safe houses have been set up.