Over 200,000 Sri Lankans have left for overseas jobs so far this year

Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara says that the foreign exchange sent by expatriate workers to Sri Lanka has increased by 16.4 percent in August compared to July this year. 

He also said the number of workers who have registered with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) to leave for foreign jobs this year has exceeded 200,000.