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Table 142 (Labor, Foreign Employ., Labor Importing Country)
Departures for Professional Jobs by Major Labor 
Importing Countries - Female
Lab142e
Country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Saudi Arabia 8 6 8 16 14 7
UAE 9 12 9 7 16 13
Bahrain - 3 1 2 1 3
Oman 6 - - 5 10 5
Kuwait 5 4 4 1 10 6
Qatar 1 3 8 2 - 1
Jordan - - - - - 1
Singapore 1 3 1 1 1 2
Lebanon - 2 - - 5 -
Cyprus - 1 - - - -
Maldives 5 6 3 4 5 2
South Korea - - - - - 1
Hong Kong - - - 1 2 -
Algeria - - - - 4 -
Greece 1 - 1 - - -
Seychelles - - 1 - 1 -
United Kingdom - - 1 - 1 -
Botswana - 1 2 - - -
Pakistan 2 - - - - 1
Libya - - - - 1 -
Other 3 2 - 1 7 -
Total 41 43 39 40 78 42
© 2004, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Statistical Hand Book on Migration 2000 , Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
Revised:  2003(y)/10(m)/01(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.