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Housing to be offered to Sri Lankan migrant workers
16 May, 2023
The Government is to offer housing to Sri Lankan migrant workers, the Ministry of Foreign Employment said.
A discussion in this regard was held with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara.
“During the meeting it was decided to commence a survey regarding the housing needs of expatriate workers from next Monday onwards. The information is expected to be available within two weeks and the survey is scheduled to be conducted through the development officers assigned to all the divisional secretariats, Sri Lankan foreign missions and through the official website of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment,” the Minister of Foreign Employment said.
The Government is to construct apartment units for Sri Lankan migrant workers and also single unit houses on property owned by migrant workers.
The houses will be constructed with the assistance of the National Housing Development Authority.
After analyzing the data obtained from the survey conducted targeting expatriate workers and their family members, the types of houses that will be built, the number of houses and the areas where the houses will be built will be identified.
Hilmi Aziz, Chairman of Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, Rajeev Suriyarachchi, Chairman of National Housing Development Authority and other officers were present at the meeting. (Colombo Gazette)
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