Eleven thousand Sri Lankans for jobs in South Korea

Sri Lanka will send a fresh batch of 11,000 workers to South Korea, the Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion says

The workers will be offered employment opportunities in factories, farms and the hospitality trade.

These workers will be provided two-year contracts with visas. The employees have to provide the cost of airfare themselves. Priority of the employment opportunities will be given to the males in the age category of18 to 35. The government is planning to send all 11, 000 workers to Korea, before the end of the year 2007.

The Ministry says it will assist needy jobseekers with credit facilities from state banks.

Recently, the bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and South Korea has been developed and the employment avenues in South Korea for Sri Lankans marked a steady incre