The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Hector Appuhamy)
A question was raised to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism seeking detailed SLBFE data on registered Sri Lankan housemaids who left for overseas employment from 2015 to date, including annual and country-wise figures. It also asked whether their records are maintained in the SLBFE data system, the numbers who died, committed suicide, or suffered accidents, and what welfare measures are taken by the Bureau for them.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism:
¶ 02 (a) (i) the number of individuals registered with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) who departed for overseas employment as housemaids each year from 2015 to date, separately; (ii) the number by destination country, separately; (iii) whether their details are in the SLBFE data system; (iv) among them, the numbers who died, committed suicide, or suffered other accidents, separately; and (v) the measures the SLBFE takes for their welfare?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Hector Appuhamy). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 May 2026. No. 23540. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3427