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LKA-1985-L-37396
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Title_of_text
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Act (No. 21 of 1985).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sri Lanka
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1985-06-07
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act regulates the recruitment of Sri Lankans for employment outside Sri Lanka. Establishes the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment whose main functions include the promotion of exportation of manpower as well as the protection and providing of assistance to potential, actual and former expatriate workers. The Act imposes a license requirement on all foreign employment agencies, under the supervision of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment and determines the conditions and modalities for obtaining such a license. In particular, the Bureau is charged with the training and orientation of Sri Lankans prior to departure for employment abroad. The Bureau is also required to maintain and finance a Welfare Fund specifically designated to cover, inter alia, expenses incurred for the rehabilitation of return migrants. An Information Data Bank, containing information on Sri Lankans employed outside and returning to Sri Lanka, is to be set up and maintained by the Bureau. Offences against the Act are criminally sanctioned.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1985-08-22
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1985-08-28 (LKA-1985-R-37392)
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Regulations
Implementing text(s)
1985-08-28 (LKA-1985-R-37392)
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Regulations
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1994-02-28 (LKA-1994-L-38858)
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (Amendment) Act, No. 4 of 1994
Amending text(s)
1994-02-28 (LKA-1994-L-38858)
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (Amendment) Act, No. 4 of 1994
Amending text(s)
2009-10-01 (LKA-2009-L-86049)
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (Amendment) Act, No. 56 of 2009.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Sri Lanaka Bureau of Foreign Employment
Author
http://www.slbfe.lk
Country
Sri Lanka
URL
http://www.slbfe.lk
File
LKA37396.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Labour Code of Sri Lanka
Author
Labour Legislation (in force on 31 December 2002)
Publisher
Ministry of Employment and Labour
Place of publication
Colombo
Country
Sri Lanka
Date
2004
Page range
pp. 585-603
Monograph title
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Act
Author
Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Publisher
Department of Government Printing
Date
1985-06-07
Page range
28 pp.
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
1985-06-07
Volume
Vol. 11
Page range
28 pp.