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Table 145 (Labor, Foreign Employ., Labor Importing Country)
Departures for Clerical & Related Jobs by Major Labor 
Importing Countries - Male 
Lab145e
Country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Saudi Arabia 1,270 1,105 1,162 1,608 2,067 1,591
UAE 928 639 736 948 1,461 1,609
Bahrain 95 70 103 96 170 114
Oman 439 106 120 187 343 203
Kuwait 191 133 98 176 210 181
Qatar 395 378 399 521 397 545
Jordan 6 4 4 5 13 47
Singapore 29 30 31 14 32 13
Lebanon 31 29 33 55 23 24
Cyprus 19 13 13 23 10 13
Maldives 432 265 251 356 443 409
Italy 123 54 6 17 40 9
Hong Kong 6 2 1 - 2 3
Brunei 4 15 - 2 1 2
Algeria 10 6 1 - - -
Malaysia 2 3 - 1 1 2
Libya 1 2 - 1 3 3
United Kingdom 5 2 - 2 1 1
United State 12 6 - 7 4 6
Mauritius 1 2 3 - 1 1
Botswana 2 2 3 1 1 -
Pakistan 2 - 2 3 5 1
Syria 1 1 3 1 1 1
Egypt 1 - - - 2 3
Japan 1 - - - 1 -
France 10 5 - 2 - -
Canada 12 - - - - 1
Others 60 22 39 28 24 20
Total 4,088 2,894 3,008 4,054 5,256 4,802
© 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.