Sri Lanka has received an employment quota of 6500 jobs from South Korea for the year 2023.
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said in a statement that the employment quota was the highest received thus far and an increase of 28.79% in comparison to last year (2022).
The SLBFE further said that 1453 more jobs have been received in 2023 in comparison to the 5047 jobs that were received in 2022.
Among the 6500 jobs offered for this year, 14,588 applicants have been placed on the waiting list for vacancies in South Korea.
These include 12,189 job opportunities in the manufacturing sector, 2149 in the fisheries sector, and 250 in the construction sector, the SLBFE said.
The SLBFE further said that Sri Lanka was able to send 6639 migrant workers to South Korea last year, despite having a quota of 5047 jobs due to constant discussions with the South Korean authorities and Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara.
The excess cadre from last year will be dispatched this year to South Korea, the SLBFE added. (NewsWire)