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Table 147 (Labor, Foreign Employ., Labor Importing Country)
Departures for Skilled Jobs by Major Labor Importing 
Countries - Male 
Lab147e
Country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Saudi Arabia 7,903 8,260 6,657 11,285 13,545 11,994
UAE 1,677 2,047 1,317 1,445 2,182 3,025
Bahrain 436 387 239 429 412 461
Oman 850 649 330 431 756 441
Kuwait 2,849 2,776 2,256 2,399 2,979 3,035
Qatar 3,804 3,667 3,683 4,545 3,031 3,714
Jordan 18 18 17 22 30 164
Singapore 122 111 45 65 35 45
Lebanon 79 97 113 203 76 52
Cyprus 89 64 55 106 94 79
Maldives 750 806 747 813 902 665
Italy 285 177 28 29 140 26
Hong Kong 79 16 4 5 4 6
Brunei 35 33 7 7 2 5
Algeria 59 41 - - 2 1
Greece 32 23 15 69 22 49
Libya 4 7 5 31 19 8
United Kingdom 1 3 3 1 - -
United State 33 10 1 14 8 14
Mauritius 83 94 70 46 52 42
Japan 13 17 49 52 - 1
France 17 4 1 - 1 -
Canada 7 2 - - 1 1
Vietnam 1 13 71 16 - -
Thailand 9 4 - 2 1 -
Malaysia 5 5 22 16 11 330
Seashells - 4 6 12 - 23
Tanzania 43 5 1 4 - 12
Egypt 2 - - 2 4 7
Saipan - - 39 1 - -
Others 108 47 51 43 40 28
Total 19,393 19,387 15,832 22,093 24,349 24,228
© 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.