10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Rohana Bandara

19 June 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Sri Lankans Departed for Seasonal Employment in South Korea (Q.3/2024)

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Asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism to provide year-by-year figures since 2015 for Sri Lankans who left for seasonal employment in South Korea under the E.S. visa scheme. He also sought clarification on whether an external party is now involved in the process and whether that involvement has caused inconvenience to Sri Lankan jobseekers.

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¶ 01 asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism:

¶ 02 Sri Lankans Departed for Seasonal Employment in South Korea since 2015: Details

¶ 03 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) the number of Sri Lankans who departed for seasonal employment in South Korea under the E.S. visa scheme, separately in each year from 2015 up to now; (ii) whether he is aware that an external party has intervened in this regard at present; and (iii) whether he accepts that the Sri Lankans seeking employment in South Korea have been inconvenienced as a result? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Thursday, 19 June 2025 ·No. 1751430648025512 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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