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Table 148 (Labor, Foreign Employ., Labor Importing Country)
Departures for Skilled Jobs by Major Labor Importing 
Countries - Female 
Lab148e
Country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Saudi Arabia 377 434 697 1951 708 182
United Arab Emirates 4,340 2,821 5,313 4,475 5,419 6,184
Bahrain 370 330 360 610 785 1,626
Oman 1,140 394 899 1,050 4,143 1,101
Kuwait 368 456 399 650 588 519
Qatar 84 54 65 144 290 60
Jordan 62 9 6 28 220 1,161
Singapore 393 122 187 33 5 22
Lebanon 21 28 31 119 138 520
Cyprus 14 15 10 18 36 29
Maldives 466 133 574 378 438 640
Italy 24 20 3 2 11 1
Hong Kong 2 31 12 4 9 4
Brunei 1 1 1 15 1 -
Greece 2 3 2 4 5 -
United Kingdom - 1 - - - -
United State 3 - - 1 2 2
Mauritius 33 11 90 132 23 24
Japan - - 1 - - -
France 1 - - - - -
Canada 2 - - - - -
Vietnam - - - 6 - -
Thailand - 1 - - - -
Malaysia - - - - - 1
Seashells - - 1 - - -
Tanzania 4 2 1 - - -
Egypt - - 9 28 17 64
Others 5 1 9 8 - 2
Total 7,712 4,867 8,670 9,656 12,838 12,142
© 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.