The Sri Lankan Foreign Employment Bureau states that the departure of Sri Lankans for foreign employment in September 2024 has increased by 10 percent compared to September 2023.
In September 2024, 28,344 Sri Lankans left for foreign jobs, and in September 2023, 25,716 left for foreign jobs.
In the first 9 months of 2024, 240,109 Sri Lankans have been employed abroad, including 99,939 female workers and The number of male workers is 142,170.
During this period, 70,396 skilled workers have gone abroad for work, including 62,177 male workers and 8,219 female workers. In the first 9 months of 2024, 17,649 workers have gone abroad for professional jobs, while the number of Sri Lankans who have gone for semi-skilled jobs is 3,704.
In the first 9 months of 2024, the largest number of Sri Lankans have gone to Saudi Arabia for employment, and the number is 38,133. During this period, 6391 Sri Lankans left for work in Israel, and another 6295 Sri Lankans left for work in Japan.
Also, 5870 have left for jobs in South Korea, 5677 for Kuwait, and 3995 for United Arab Emirates.