The Kurunegala Centre for Human Rights and Community Development revealed that the education level of 56 percent of the migrant workers are only up to GCE Ordinary Level based on a survey conducted on the Migrant Health Policy and the Migrant Service Agreement.
This was disclosed at the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus held under the chairmanship of Member of Parliament Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle, recently (18).
The Kurunegala Centre for Human Rights and Community Development (CHRCD) also revealed that a majority of migrant workers migrate through a private agency to Middle Eastern countries and despite their education level only being up to GCE Ordinary Level, 52 percent have signed the Migrant Service Agreement in the English language and other agreements are in Arabic. Therefore, the committee expressed concern over the level of comprehension when migrant worker signs such Migrant Service Agreement.
It was further revealed that 60 percent of migrant workers migrate to Kuwait and the rest to Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries out of which 70 percent who migrated for work were housemaids.
Committee Chairperson Dr. Fernandopulle stated that the matters pertaining to the Migrant Health Policy and the Migrant Service Agreement should be further discussed and that the relevant officials and authorities should be called before the committee.
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