Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, today urged foreign employment seekers not to get duped by racketeers who promise lucrative foreign employment while indicating that they are closely connected to him, one of his family members or personal staff.
Minister Nanayakkara stressed that foreign employment seekers should not give money to such fraudsters and added he will not take responsibility for such actions.
He further stated that he has no involvement in any such transaction and that no member of his family or any officials of the ministerial staff are involved in the business of running foreign employment agencies.
He observed that it is reported there are illegal money-collecting rackets operating in various parts of the island, while promising foreign employment seekers lucrative jobs in overseas countries.
Stressing that he is actively intervening to take strict legal measures to prevent such frauds, Minister Nanayakkara urged the public to contact officials to verify their source of employment before committing to any financial transactions.
The Minister emphasized that permission to send workers for foreign jobs has only been granted to licensed foreign employment agencies registered with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) and foreign employment seekers should only deal with such agencies.
