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SECTION 2 | EMPLOYMENT
Labour Market Information Bulletin - Volume 1/2020

2.2.3 : Departures for Foreign Employment

Table 2.2.3.1. Foreign employment placements for selected technicians and associate
professionals

Job category 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 1st half of 2020
Technician - General 413 329 110 285 333 494 332 257 237 244 7
Technician-A/C and Ref 403 264 123 122 86 43 138 37 44 2 -
Formen General 272 216 31 50 49 50 16 49 45 39 4
Technician-Mehanical 60 78 87 65 117 76 47 20 22 14 2
Draughtsman-General 20 3 9 13 135 12 5 10 4 6
Supervisor-Technical - - - - - 445 145 21 2 2 -
Source: Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
*Provisional
Through Registered Sources
Graph 2.2.3.1: Trends in Selected Techniciance and Associate Professionals

Table 2.2.3.2. Foreign employment placements for selected plant and machine operators and
Assemblers
1st half
Job Category 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
of 2020
Driver - Light vehicle 6,516 4,064 8,798 5,582 4,678 3,650 3,143 409 404 327 3
Operator-Machine (Garment Factory) 5,342 3,563 4,158 4,963 4,871 - 2,236 1,665 2,610 2,997 260
Driver - Heavy Vehicle 2,185 1,565 1,297 1,284 1,886 1,708 903 639 489 482 68
Driver - Truck 363 302 609 383 557 637 366 272 119 304 5
Driver - Trailer 545 211 198 337 291 236 177 61 64 169 6
Operator - Heavy equip. 102 57 290 95 244 21 93 57 13 17 -
Operator - Jukie machine 186 31 274 229 155 54 93 18 5 40 2
Operator - Crane & Hosit 38 18 23 19 64 50 20 24 11 4 -

Source: Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
*Provisional
Through Registered Sources
Graph 2.2.3.2: Trends in Selected Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers

According to table 2.2.3.1,
foreign employment for
technician - General was
recorded only 7 departures
in 1st half of 2020. Foreign
employment for operator-
machine was recorded 260
departures under the plant
and machine operators and
assemblers category in 1st
half of 2020.

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