Korean jobs only through Govt. channels

by Ananda Kannangara

Korean job opportunities for Sri Lankan workers will be available only through Government channels in future said, Labour Relations and Foreign Employment Minister Athauda Seneviratne following a meeting with a five-member Korean parliamentary group at the Labour Secretariat, Narahenpita.

The group comprises a member of the Korean Plan Implementation and Energy Conservation Committee I. Hyungkyu and a member of the Korean Labour and Environmental Committee S. Maeng. Korean Ambassador for Sri Lanka Kwon Yung Dal was also present.

Under the new scheme carried out in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), all future vacancies in the Korean industrial sector will be made known to Sri Lankan workers through the media and the SLBFE website at Battaramulla.

Thereafter those interested could apply for jobs and their applications will be scrutinised by the Korean employment agents who visit Sri Lanka often.

Minister Seneviratne said all Lankan workers, seeking overseas employment in future will have to undergo a special awareness program on HIV-AIDS.