The Hon. Ajith Gihan
Ajith Gihan asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism about issues affecting Sri Lankans employed abroad, including Puttalam District workers in Italy who face difficulties renewing driving licences. He sought details on government action regarding licence renewal, responses to alleged inhuman torture of Sri Lankan migrant workers, and measures to take legal action against individuals or institutions that defraud people with false promises of foreign employment. He also asked how swindled money would be recovered, or why no action would be taken.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 To ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) whether he is aware that a large number of people from the Puttalam District work in Italy and that the inability to get their driving licences renewed has become a major issue for them; (ii) if so, the steps that will be taken in that regard; (iii) whether he is aware that Sri Lankan workers engaged in foreign employment are subjected to inhuman torture; (iv) if so, the steps that will be taken in that regard; (v) the measures that will be taken to enforce the law against institutions/individuals who have swindled money by making promises to provide foreign employment; and (vi) the measures that will be taken to recover the money so swindled? (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 20 February 2025 ·No. 1740657427093848 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith Gihan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 February 2025. No. 1740657427093848. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16361