🇱🇰 Govt Launches Low-Cost Air Ticket Scheme for Migrant Workers

• A new government initiative was launched yesterday (Oct 16) to issue air tickets at prices lower than prevailing market rates for Sri Lankan migrant workers traveling overseas for employment. • The scheme was inaugurated by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, Mr. Arun Hemachandra. • This facility is available to all outbound migrant workers, regardless of their destination country. • The government views this as a vital step towards supporting migrant workers, who play a key role in strengthening the national economy through essential foreign remittances. • The launch took place at the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency in Narahenpita.