Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- The Government is in the process of working towards finding a solution for around 7,000 Sri Lankan workers facing deportation from Israel after moving to jobs outside their employment categories under which they entered the country, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Deputy Minister Arun Hemachandra told Parliament.
Responding to questions raised by New Democratic Front (NDF) Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath Dasanayake yesterday (20),
he said that currently there are around 30,000 Sri Lankans employed in Israel.
MP Chamara Sampath stated that around 7,000 Sri Lankans who had travelled to Israel for employment in specific employment categories had subsequently taken up other jobs and were now facing deporta...