The Hon. Arun Hemachandra
Arun Hemachandra stated that earlier migrant worker insurance arrangements involved multiple insurers and commissions to the Bureau, but later selected entities handled the business without commissions accruing to the Bureau, leading to claim-related problems and alleged irregularities. He said funds that should have gone to the Bureau or Government were lost and that the responsible welfare institution had not acted adequately. He indicated that the Government is addressing these issues through its work plan and policy commitments to protect migrant workers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Certainly. Importantly, in the past, multiple insurers handled migrant insurance with commissions to the Bureau. Later, some selected entities were given business without any commission accruing to the Bureau, and numerous problems emerged with claims. There have been irregularities. Funds that should have accrued to the Bureau or the Government did not. The entity responsible for workers’ welfare did not adequately act. We are not levelling accusations here, but we are now rectifying this through our work plan and the commitments in our policy statement to protect migrant workers.
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Cite as: The Hon. Arun Hemachandra. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13602