Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2013-01-24

Policy on sending Female Domestic Workers for employment abroad

- the proposal made by Hon. Dilan Perera, Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare for the following conditions to be imposed for female domestic workers seeking employment abroad in future, were approved by the Cabinet:
Saudi Arabia
* Minimum Age - 25 years
* should have completed 21 days residential training and obtained Nation Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 3 Certificate for "Domestic Housekeeping Assistant".
Other 7 Middle East Countries
* Minimum Age - 23 years
* should have completed 21 days residential training and obtained National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 3 Certificate for "Domestic Housekeeping Assistant".
Singapore, Hongkong, Malaysia, Cyprus and other countries
* Minimum Age - 21 years
* should have completed 30 days residential training and obtained National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 3 Certificate for "Domestic Housekeeping Assistant".