Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The requirement to certify the employment contracts of Sri Lankans seeking employment abroad in the industrial and corporate sectors through self-directed means has been implemented from today (July 01) by the Sri Lankan Missions in the relevant countries.

Issuing a statement in this regard, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) stated that although the implementation was initially scheduled for June 7, it was postponed until today.

According to the new amendment, when applying for employment in the industrial and corporate sectors in 13 countries ,namely Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Maldives, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea, their servi...