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Table 167 (Labor, Foreign Employ. from District)
Departures for Foreign Employment from Gampaha  District
Lab167e
AGA Division Professional Middle Level Clerical Skilled Unskilled House Maids
1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 1998 1999 2000
Attanagalla - 1 4 - 1 1 15 2 18 1 19 5 25 3 33 9 24 6 142 44 170 51 178 45 110 59 147 56 102 33 370 363 365
Biyagama 3 - 2 - 6 - 25 1 22 2 22 - 14 4 22 3 27 2 119 36 151 47 118 65 85 36 74 24 81 31 255 225 230
Divulapitiya 1 - 2 - 5 - 9 - 6 2 7 2 10 3 8 5 10 5 72 35 60 44 71 85 51 17 45 17 47 40 235 183 236
Gampaha 23 1 43 3 31 1 132 11 131 20 152 10 147 27 177 48 189 33 834 452 825 491 798 377 698 331 697 311 632 228 2,199 1,997 2,125
Ja - Ela 29 1 54 6 34 - 77 10 103 20 78 9 140 25 207 31 146 36 404 162 545 170 460 171 405 112 461 158 332 201 837 1,001 824
Katana 1 - 7 - 3 1 16 4 18 2 15 4 25 5 26 8 23 12 126 75 113 102 110 94 65 16 90 44 76 42 261 218 206
Kelaniya 14 2 20 - 15 1 55 1 61 4 42 4 62 15 90 12 58 16 235 74 273 85 261 80 193 91 302 100 296 81 651 662 601
Mahara 2 1 6 - 1 - 7 - 6 - 3 - 6 - 12 2 13 1 39 10 59 10 42 12 30 10 44 16 37 15 143 119 104
Meerigama 1 1 2 1 5 - 14 2 15 2 17 2 11 3 18 4 21 6 109 38 135 67 114 97 85 42 125 49 114 56 411 394 420
Minuwangoda - - 8 1 2 1 14 4 8 4 24 4 13 5 24 7 28 12 111 66 150 92 118 114 82 26 108 36 94 27 234 271 275
Negombo 11 - 32 - 23 1 44 7 49 4 56 11 57 17 80 16 95 12 343 93 313 125 321 122 240 113 390 157 310 87 586 599 642
Wattala 24 2 31 1 31 1 64 9 62 8 74 6 149 20 202 23 185 32 289 78 364 97 351 91 327 115 446 149 367 81 797 803 833
Weke - - 3 1 3 - 9 2 12 1 14 2 12 6 19 5 21 6 102 59 100 91 111 87 73 31 87 47 87 58 344 326 396  
Total 109 9 214 13 160 7 481 53 511 70 523 59 671 133 918 173 840 179 2,925 1,222 3,258 1,472 3,053 1,440 2,444 999 3,016 1,164 2,575 980 7,323 7,161 7,257
© 2004, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source:   
Statistical Hand Book on Migration 2000 , Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
Revised:  2003(y)/10(m)/01(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.