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Foreign Minister seeks increased foreign employment opportunities in South Korea

10 Jan 2022

During his courtesy call to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Kim Boo-kyum, Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris raised the issue of increased employment opportunities in ROK for Sri Lankan workers. Minister Peiris said that, at present, there are about 22,000 Sri Lankan workers in South Korea, sending back to our country each year approximately $ 520 million. While the return of Sri Lankan workers to South Korea had been suspended because of Covid-19, Prof. Peiris thanked the ROK Government for permitting their return in stages, initially returning workers and, thereafter, new entrants. He said that two batches had arrived in Seoul from Sri Lanka, the first on 8 December and the second on 22 December. He requested expanded opportunities for Sri Lankan workers in terms of the employment permit system (EPS), and pointed out that, for all record purposes, Sri Lankan Airlines is the only national carrier which operates directly to Seoul on a weekly basis out of the 16 labour sending countries. He stressed that less than 80 Sri Lankan workers in the entire ROK had ever contracted Covid-19, thus manifesting the effectiveness of health measures adopted in Sri Lanka. He requested that the number in each batch admitted to ROK should be increased, and also the frequency of arrival of successive batches in Seoul. Prof. Peiris underscored the fact that, in 1970, the total exports out of ROK had been approximately $ 835 million, while in 2019, in less than five decades the value of ROK exports had risen to $ 610 billion. This represented a phenomenal increase, with few parallels in any part of the world. Prof. Peiris said that the industry, commitment, and discipline of Sri Lankan workers contributed in some measure to this achievement. The Prime Minister of the ROK said that the South Korean Government would seriously explore avenues for further expanding employment for Sri Lankans in the ROK. Political issues, as well as trade, investment and tourism, and co-operation in international fora were among the other topics discussed at the meeting between the Prime Minister of the ROK and the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka.

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