Over 200,000 Lankans have left for foreign jobs so far in 2023

Over 200,000 Sri Lankans left the country for foreign jobs so far this year. 

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) reported that 200,026 individuals had registered and departed for foreign employment.

The year 2022 marked a historic milestone as it witnessed the highest-ever number of people departing for foreign employment, with a total of 311,000 individuals going abroad amidst the ongoing economic crisis. 

The SLBFE said it is expected that nearly 300,000 would register with the bureau, in search of foreign employment this year.