The Government will send 50 more Labour officials to Sri Lankan embassies overseas to look into welfare for migrant workers, Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said today.
Mr Nanayakkara briefing Parliament on ongoing inquires into a scandal on trafficking Lankan Women to Middle Eastern countries and on allegations on some of them being abused.
He said currently Sri Lanka has only 40 Labour officers to serve in all countries in contrast to 150 officers who were present earlier.
The numbers were reduced on a decision taken by the former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government to scrap the Labour officers position in embassies.
Mr Nanayakkara said that cabinet approval has now been granted to send 50 more officers.
Meanwhile the Cabinet has approved to allocate funds to repatraite Lankan women stranded in Oman.
According to Mr Nanayakkara 77 women are currently stranded in Oman while another 77 are strnaded in Dubai.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
The Secretary of the Justice Ministry has been instructed by Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe not to gazette the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution dealing with the Presidential term, until the Presidential elections are held.
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