Annual Statistical Report of Foreign Employment 2016

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1 Annual Statistical Report of Foreign Employment 2016 This is the twenty first series of annual statistical report published by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment that provides a continuous review of the trend and development of the foreign employment industry in Sri Lanka. Research Division, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, 234, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mw; Koswatta, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. Tel : (+94) , Web :

2 PREFACE The Annual Statistical Report is a product of the Research Division of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment. (SLBFE). This report is compiled annually by using the available data at the Information Technology Division of the SLBFE and various other data sources including publications, with the view to provide useful information to the policy planners, researchers and others who are interested on statistics pertaining to migration. This report provides statistics and brief analytical review on foreign employment. ISSN Publisher : Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, 234, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mw; Koswatta, Battaramulla. Sri Lanka. Telephone : Fax : slbfe.lk Web : Guidance : Dr. Jameel Ibra Lebbe Hadji PhD Manager (Research) Analysis & Presentation : Graphic Designing & : Data Collection Isharika K. Wickramasinghe (Administrative Officer) Isharika K. Wickramasinghe Sujee Gunasekara Supporting Staff : B.V.S.G. Premarathne W.M.M.C.Mapa K.D.N. Rangana H.B.W.N. Senevitathne Printed at the Sumathi Printers (pvt) Ltd, 445/1 Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha, Colombo 14. and published by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, Research Division, 234, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Koswatta, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, on 30th of April 2016.

3 Contents Overview i - v Highlights vi - vii Different Perspectives of Departure Details Overview Manpower Level Country Basis District Basis Divisional Secretariat Division Basis Age Group Basis Foreign Exchange Earnings The Training Network and Trainees Analysis of Complaints/Requests Received Dispersion of Licensed Agencies Departures for Foreign Employment through Licensed Agencies Mismatch Job Orders & Departures Benefits given under Insurance Scheme/Workers Welfare Fund General Information

4 Statistical Appendix Page No. Departures for Foreign Employment by Gender * 01 Departures for Foreign Employment through Private Sources (Self Basis) & Agency Sources by Gender * 04 Comparison of Male Migrant Workers, Housemaids and Other Female Migrant Workers * 06 Arrivals of Sri Lankan (Unclassified) at the Air-Port Colombo * 08 Departures of Sri Lankan for All purposes from Air-Port Colombo * 08 Total Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level * 09 Male Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level * 11 Female Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level * 13 Total Departures for Foreign Employment by Country & Manpower Level Total Departures for Foreign Employment by Country & Manpower Level 2016* 17 Total Departures for Foreign Employment through all sources by Country * 19 Departures for Foreign Employment through Registered (Agency) Sources by Country * 23 Departures for Foreign Employment through Direct Sources by Country * 24 Total Departures for Foreign Employment through All Sources by Country & Gender * 25 Departures for Foreign Employment through Registered Sources by Country & Gender * 26 Departures for Foreign Employment through Direct Sources by Country & Gender * 27 Male Departures for Professional Jobs by Country * 28 Female Departures for Professional Jobs by Country * 29 Male Departures for Middle Level Jobs by Country * 30 Female Departures for Middle Level Jobs by Country * 31 Male Departures for Clerical & Related Jobs by Country * 32

5 Female Departures for Clerical & Related Jobs by Country * 33 c c Male Departures for Skilled Level Jobs by Country * 34 c c Female Departures for Skilled Level Jobs by Country * 35 c c Male Departures for Semi Skilled Level Jobs by Country * 36 c c Female Departures for Semi Skilled Level Jobs by Country * 37 c c Male Departures for Unskilled Level Jobs by Country * 38 c c Female Departures for Unskilled Level Jobs by Country * 39 c c Female Departures as Housemaids by Country * 40 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by District & Country 2016* c c Departures for Foreign Employment by District * 47 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by District, Manpower Level & Gender 2015* 49 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by District, Manpower Level & Gender 2016* 50 Departures on Divisional Secretariat Division Basis c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Colombo District 53 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Gampaha District 54 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Kalutara District 55 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Kandy District 56 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Matale District 57 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Nuwara Eliya District 58 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Galle District 59 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Matara District 60 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016*- Hambantota District 61 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016*- Jaffna District 62 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Kilinochchi District 63

6 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Mannar District 63 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Vavuniya District 63 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Mulativu District 64 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Batticaloa District 64 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Ampara District 65 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016*- Trincomalee District 65 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Kurunegala District 66 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Puttalam District 67 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Anuradhapura District 68 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Polonnaruwa District 69 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Badulla District 70 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Monaragala District 71 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Ratnapura District 72 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level and Gender 2016* - Kegalle District 73 c c Departures for Foreign Employment by District, Age Group & Gender c c Departures for Foreign Employment by District, Age Group & Gender 2016* 75 c c Departure for Foreign Employment through All Sources by Age Group & Gender * 76 c c Departures for Professional Level Jobs by Age Group and Gender * 77 c c Departure for Middle Level Jobs by Age Group and Gender * 77 c c Departures for Clerical & Related Jobs by Age Group and Gender * 78 c c Departures for Skilled Level Jobs by Age Group and Gender * 78 c c Departures for Semi Skilled Level Jobs by Age Group and Gender * 79 c c Departures for Unskilled Jobs by Age Group and Gender * 79 c c Female Departures for Housemaids jobs by Age Group * 80

7 c c Private Remittances (Rs. Million) * 85 c c Private Remittances and Foreign Earnings (Rs. Million) During the year * 87 c c Participations in Training Programmes in Year 2016* 91 c c Complaints Received by Country and Gender in year * 95 c c Complaints Received by Nature and Gender in year * 96 Complaints Received & Departures from Male Migrant Workers by Manpower Level in year * 97 c c Complaints Received & Departures from Female Migrant Workers by Manpower Level in year * 98 c c Reported Deaths of Migrant Workers and Funeral Expenses in Year * 99 c c No. of Complaints Received, Settled & Compensation Payment in Year * 100 c c Number of Licensed Agencies in Year * 104 c c Ratio of Prevailing Licensed Recruitment Agencies by District in Year * 105 c c Recruitment Agencies who sent more than 100 workers in Year 2016* c c Job Orders & Departures by Job Categories & Manpower Level in 2015 & 2016* c c Job Vacancies & Departures through Registered Sources by Manpower Level in Year * 158 c c Number of Job Vacancies and Number of Departures through Registered Agencies * 159 c c Scholarships Granted for Children of Migrant Workers in Year * 163 c c Child Protection & School Equipment Awarded for Children of Migrant Workers in Year * 164 c c Repatriation of Distressed Workers in Year * 165 c c Payments of Compensation under Insurance Coverage * 166 c c Facts to be Remembered * 170 c c Basic Indicator of Labour Receiving Countries

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