The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said 12 stranded Sri Lankan migrant workers will be repatriated from Somaliland with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration.
The statement said in coordination with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Addis Ababa, and with the assistance of the IOM, has succeeded in working towards ensuring the safe return of twelve Sri Lankan migrant workers stranded in Somaliland as a result of a labour dispute.
The Ministry said the IOM Office in Hargeisa negotiated with the employer concerned in Somaliland to resolve the labour dispute, secure the release of the Sri Lankans, and make arrangements for their safe return. The twelve Sri Lankans are scheduled to return home shortly.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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