The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), Koshala Wickremasinghe emphasized that immediate actions will be required to repatriate Sri Lankan nationals who are illegally staying in South Korea after their visas expired.He discussed that their information will be forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and legal steps will be enforced.Wickremasinghe prompted people with expired visas not to stay in South Korea unlawfully, as the future task quotas for Sri Lankans in the nation will depend on the habits of those currently utilized there.He made these remarks while providing air tickets to 96 Sri Lankans leaving for South Korea today (07 ), for work in the manufacturing sector.
They are the very first group to leave for tasks in South Koreas manufacturing sector this year (2025 ).
The SLBFE chairman even more exposed strategies to provide task chances in South Korea to almost 8,000 Sri Lankans by the end of 2025.
He likewise discussed that the bureau means to send competent, top quality workers from Sri Lanka, which is among the 16 countries that supply labor to South Korea.Furthermore, he emphasized the significant contribution made by the Sri Lankan expatriates, who remit over USD 6 billion every year to the country, playing an essential role in increasing the national economy and extended the federal governments thankfulness to them.