South Korea will further increase the recruitment of Sri Lankans by giving more opportunities to skilled workers with knowledge of Korean Language, the Minister of Labour & Employment of the Republic of Korea, Lee Jungsik said.
Minister Lee Jungsik stated that South Korea has doubled the recruitment of Sri Lankan employees this year.
The South Korean Minister made the remarks when he called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Temple Trees yesterday (Sep 14).
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, a delegation of senior officials and Korean Ambassador Lee Miyon also participated in the meeting.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister Gunawardena thanked the Korean Government for generous development assistance for several sectors including health, agriculture, education and Information Technology.
Thanking the Minister for his plan to recruit more Sri Lankan workers, the Prime Minister urged further assistance for youth skill development programmes and teaching of Korean language.
Minister Lee Jungsik, said his government would consider those proposals favourably and he plans to visit some of the Sri Lankan institutions and universities where Korean language is taught during his current visit.
“Sri Lanka, indeed, is the Pearl of the Indian Ocean and you have tremendous potential to attract tourists,” the Korean Minister said, adding that Korean investors should increase investments in the hospitality sector in Sri Lanka.
State Ministers Janaka Wakkumbura and Ashoka Priyantha, MP Yadamini Gunawardena, Ambassador of Korea Lee Miyon, Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mahinda Gunaratne, Director General of Korea Labour Ministry, Kim Eunchul and senior officials were also present on this occasion. (NewsWire)