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The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kalutara· 9 April 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs; Foreign Employment

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Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa requested two weeks to provide answers to the question on Israeli job opportunities for Sri Lankans. The question was ordered to stand down, with details sought on sector-wise vacancies, numbers already deployed, delays affecting about 2,400 qualified applicants, reasons for the delay, and measures to expedite their employment in Israel.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I request two weeks to provide answers to that Question.

¶ 02 Question ordered to stand down.

¶ 03 Second round.

¶ 04 JOB OPPORTUNITIES BY ISRAEL: DETAILS

¶ 05 499/2025

¶ 06 3. The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Anuradha Jayaratne, Attorney-at-Law) asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism:

¶ 07 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) the number of jobs made available to Sri Lanka by the Israeli Government; (ii) the number of such jobs in each sector, namely agriculture, construction, hospitality and manufacturing, separately; (iii) the number of Sri Lankans who have been sent to Israel for employment so far; (iv) whether he is aware that about 2,400 applicants have not been sent to Israel for employment so far even though almost a year has elapsed since they passed all the tests and obtained medical reports; (v) if so, the reasons for that; (vi) the measures that have been taken to send them to Israel for employment expeditiously? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 9 April 2025 ·No. 1747807095041246 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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