🤝 Sri Lanka & Thailand Sign 5-Year Bilateral Labour Pact

• Bilateral Framework: The Sri Lankan Cabinet approved a proposal to sign a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Labour Cooperation and a supplementary agreement for deploying foreign employment workers to Thailand. • Key Objectives: Establishes official cooperation between authorities to secure a structured mechanism for sending and repatriating Sri Lankan workers. • Worker Protection: Focuses on ensuring the legal rights, welfare, and security of Sri Lankan personnel while actively preventing human trafficking. • Travel Regulations: Effective September 15, Sri Lankan passport holders will no longer be eligible for Thailand’s 60-day visa-exemption scheme.