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Preference to Samurdhi recipients for foreign jobs
As a means of reducing poverty, plans are afoot for Samurdhi beneficiaries and their families to be given preference when it comes to obtaining foreign employment, the Foreign Employment Bureau said.

"This project initiated on the direction of Minister Athauda Seneviratne would be easier to implement where employment deals are between Governments", said Mr. Karunasena Hettiarachchi, adding "but it is not easy when we have to rely on the private sector as well".

Meanwhile, Association Licensed Foreign Employment Agencies (ALFEA) President Suraj Dandeniya said his organisation supports this idea mooted by the Foreign Employment Bureau.

"It'll be beneficial for our country to secure jobs for Samurdhi recipients, as on the one hand it will to a large extent help alleviate poverty and on the other help fulfil the demand for labour opportunities in Middle Eastern countries" Mr. Dandeniya said.

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