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Table 141 (Labor, Foreign Employ., Labor Importing Country)  
Departures for Professional Jobs by Major Labor Importing  
Countries - Male
Lab141e
Country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Saudi Arabia 233 163 148 251 372 278
UAE 147 72 42 95 243 200
Bahrain 36 21 34 29 60 48
Oman 69 43 18 45 86 78
Kuwait 40 10 2 20 46 28
Qatar 77 85 125 72 113 91
Jordan - - - 1 4 13
Singapore 23 17 28 5 15 18
Lebanon 6 - 1 7 5 5
Cyprus 2 1 - - 1 3
Maldives 72 67 57 65 106 74
South Korea - 2 4 - - 1
Italy 10 8 - - 12 -
Hong Kong 12 - - - 2 5
Brunei 19 7 6 4 1 2
Algeria 13 4 - - - 1
Malaysia 3 5 2 5 1 4
Greece 2 2 14 14 2 6
Seychelles 4 3 4 4 3 3
United States 2 3 4 3 4 6
United Kingdom 3 3 2 1 3 3
Botswana 6 7 9 6 5 2
Pakistan 3 4 7 1 3 1
Kenya 1 2 1 - - 2
Libya - 1 - 1 2 1
Other 54 26 26 26 50 8
Total 837 556 534 655 1139 881
© 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.