Around 62 Sri Lankan migrant workers who had been stranded in Kuwait without valid visas have been repatriated to Sri Lanka, it was reported.
According to Mawbima, the group was repatriated by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait which had issued temporary passports for this purpose.
Among the Sri Lankan migrant workers, 59 are women and three are men.
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait stated that the group consisted of persons who had been placed at the Embassy’s temporary shelters after having escaped from their place of employment. Some were those who had engaged in employment in various places and those without valid visas.
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait further stated that nearly 2000 migrant workers have registered with the Embassy to be repatriated to Sri Lanka.
The 62 Sri Lankan migrant workers repatriated from Kuwait arrived at the Katunayake airport today (July 28). (NewsWire)