Sitting of Friday, 21 February 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1740809173064396 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Tabling of Special Committee Report 1 speeches
- 2 Petitions Petitions Presented by Members 8 speeches
- 3 Oral question Oral Question: Compensation for Natural Disaster Damages (Q. First Round) 15 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Sri Lankans with E-8 Visa Leaving for Jobs in South Korea (Q.386/2025) 2 speeches
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Arun Hemachandra - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment JJB
AI summary The Deputy Minister tabled an answer stating that Sri Lanka has no formal agreement with South Korea for employment under the E-8 seasonal visa scheme, and that private recruitment for such visas is not legally permitted. He said the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment cannot register workers for E-8 deployment, warned that high recruitment costs and possible overstaying could jeopardize the existing EPS programme with Korea, and noted that seven affected workers had recovered about Rs. 7.1 million through legal action while the relevant agency’s licence was suspended. He added that further complaints with evidence could be pursued through legal processes, and that a Cabinet memorandum and concept report for a pilot E-8 project had been submitted for a policy decision.
- 5 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Plans for Achieving Foreign Reserve Targets and Debt Servicing 5 speeches
- 6 Procedural Ministerial Statement and Points of Order: Shooting Incidents in Colombo Magistrate's Court and Middeniya 29 speeches
- 7 Procedural Business of Parliament: Scheduling Orders 5 speeches
- 8 Debate Appropriation Bill 2025: Second Reading (Fourth Allotted Day) 88 speeches
- 9 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Elephant Deaths Due to Train Collisions 12 speeches