Riyadh, Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment of the Republic of Sri Lanka, Manusha Nanayakkara met here today with the Saudi business owners and the National Committee for the Human Resources Companies.
During the meeting, he said that Sri Lanka has taken several measures to attract export revenues and foreign transfers.
He added that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the preferred destination for Sri Lankan workers, as about 180,000 workers work in the Kingdom, and their transfers represent 20% of the foreign transfers to Sri Lanka.
Source: Saudi press Agency