SLBFE’s new chairman to address allegations
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) under the Labour Ministry headed by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, is determined to weed out the agency’s alleged corruption and malpractices.
SLBFE’s new Chairman, Koshala Wickremesinghe told The Sunday Times Business on Thursday that he will fulfil the mandate of the current government and vowed to eradicate the corruption, malpractices and bring transparency, and accountability to SLBFE to provide relief to the migrant workers.
He noted that within a few days a board meeting will be called and there will be certain streamlining processes that will take place at the institution. When queried about the allegations surrounding SLBFE, he acknowledged that there have been several concerns which he aims to take up and rectify as soon as possible. “We are strongly committed to ensuring that there is no corruption within this institution as per the mandate given to the new government.”
He said at an audience with Premier Amarasuriya on Wednesday, he was appraised of the matters of SLBFE. “The PM had a meeting with some of us on Wednesday at the Ministry of Labour in Narahenpita. She too had received many complaints and calls concerning the SLBFE. This is one of the reasons that a new appointment was needed quickly in this agency. As the Minister of Labour, she too will be continuously monitoring the progress of the SLBFE,” he added.
A top official acknowledged that the Criminal Investigation Department, the Bribery Commission and the Government Audit are all carrying out investigations on fraud in the training of first-time domestic workers, who were required to undergo 25-30 days of training at a minimum cost of Rs. 75,000, which was paid to an outside party, not the Bureau. International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards and guidelines are also said to be not followed by SLBFE.
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