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Table 100 (Labor, Foreign Employ.)

Departures for Foreign Employment (Country) (Man Power Level) (2003 - 2004)

lab100e

Year

2003

2004

Man Power

Professional Level

Middle Level

Clerical & Related

Skilled

Unskilled

House Maid

Total

Professional Level

Middle Level

Clerical & Related

Skilled

Unskilled

House Maid

Total

Saudi Arabia

320

2,810

1,860

13,888

16,409

40,808

76,095

341

1,744

1,298

13,212

11,316

42,980

70,891

Kuwait

52

379

410

6,572

4,739

26,471

38,623

65

284

402

4,977

4,521

26,284

36,533

U.A.E

472

1,913

2,426

10,163

8,501

8,842

32,317

513

1,725

2,576

8,146

9,138

10,604

32,702

Qatar

284

880

927

9,183

9,219

3,305

23,798

351

1,110

1,053

10,880

13,193

3,262

29,849

Lebanon

5

14

10

55

304

12,819

13,207

4

47

76

392

448

16,851

17,818

Jordan

12

264

109

3,527

445

2,725

7,082

20

427

152

4,534

662

3,104

8,899

Oman

85

418

267

1,365

391

1,605

4,131

133

431

274

773

439

1,357

3,407

Bahrain

55

205

177

976

578

1,740

3,731

70

151

224

1,086

454

1,814

3,799

Maldives

107

322

425

1,357

883

99

3,193

94

280

404

776

793

107

2,454

Cyprus

5

39

25

123

558

2,293

3,043

8

48

13

107

415

2,532

3,123

South Korea

13

27

2

19

1,972

3

2,036

104

18

3

22

1,157

..

1,304

Singapore

12

25

47

48

137

800

1,069

15

20

15

81

155

692

978

Malaysia

2

3

2

8

20

204

239

2

10

3

6

11

209

241

Hong Kong

1

3

2

2

35

185

228

1

2

..

4

39

116

162

Mauritius

1

..

5

171

8

..

185

..

..

1

345

7

..

353

Seychelles

9

57

5

19

38

..

128

13

18

5

10

6

..

52

Egypt

..

3

1

106

2

6

118

..

3

1

139

2

16

161

Libya

3

13

9

28

1

4

58

..

9

2

22

1

1

35

Israel

11

27

3

..

2

15

58

2

78

4

5

7

10

106

Greece

7

11

1

13

5

18

55

11

12

1

28

9

24

85

Malawi

7

..

..

1

..

..

8

7

3

..

..

1

..

11

North Yemen

1

7

2

2

..

4

16

..

2

1

2

1

..

6

South Yemen

..

..

..

1

..

..

1

1

2

1

3

1

6

14

United Kindom

4

23

2

..

..

3

32

2

18

2

..

2

5

29

Ireland

..

9

17

4

1

..

31

1

3

5

..

1

..

10

Pakistan

1

11

2

6

1

6

27

4

17

2

2

6

10

41

Syria

1

1

1

1

4

19

27

..

3

..

1

9

25

38

Kenya

4

5

6

5

2

2

24

..

2

6

3

..

..

11

Africa

8

..

1

6

..

2

17

14

3

8

13

8

9

55

Madagascar

8

2

..

3

..

..

13

..

1

..

1

..

..

2

China

2

..

5

4

..

..

11

..

..

5

..

..

1

6

Italy

..

..

..

..

1

5

6

..

1

2

5

8

..

16

Brunei

..

2

2

2

..

4

10

1

..

1

2

..

1

5

United States

..

3

..

..

..

..

3

2

1

..

..

1

1

5

Thailand

6

1

..

..

..

1

8

..

1

..

1

1

..

3

Japan

..

..

..

1

..

..

1

1

..

..

..

2

..

3

Spain

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

1

1

Botswana

4

..

2

..

..

1

7

..

..

1

1

..

..

2

Switzerland

..

..

..

1

..

..

1

..

..

1

1

..

..

2

Others

41

30

26

84

8

22

211

30

35

46

38

80

12

241

Total

1,543

7,507

6,779

47,744

44,264

102,011

209,848

1,810

6,509

6,588

45,618

42,894

110,034

213,453

© ２００９， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)

Source:

Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment

Revised: 2009(y)/11(m)/10(d)

Chief Editor:

Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)

Former Head, Department of Management Studies

University of Peradeniya.