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Table 143 (Labor, Foreign Employ., Labor Importing Country)
Departures for Middle Level Jobs by Major Labor Importing 
Countries - Male 
Lab143e
Country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Saudi Arabia 634 658 653 1,153 1,218 1,276
UAE 331 204 212 371 493 612
Bahrain 57 49 35 69 68 68
Oman 376 98 113 188 250 212
Kuwait 66 42 17 131 113 92
Qatar 210 251 219 342 293 263
Jordan - - 1 2 1 21
Singapore 54 11 23 10 21 12
Lebanon 4 6 6 10 4 2
Cyprus 5 11 2 9 4 9
Maldives 169 139 55 148 171 196
Italy 14 5 2 2 20 4
Hong Kong 12 - - 2 2 -
Brunei 31 15 4 3 1 3
Malaysia 3 1 3 1 3 485
Greece 3 4 3 5 4 16
Seychelles 17 17 6 14 19 2
United States 6 - 1 12 3 6
United Kingdom 3 1 1 2 - -
Botswana 6 2 3 3 2 1
Pakistan 10 3 2 13 2 4
Kenya - 1 - - 14 -
Algeria 6 6 - - - 1
Libya 1 1 2 2 1 2
Mauritius 1 9 - - - 3
Egypt - 1 - - 1 3
Japan 1 69 - 1 - 5
South Yemen - 1 2 1 - 1
Vietnam - 1 3 7 - -
Other 53 29 18 11 25 6
Total 2,073 1,635 1,386 2,512 2,733 3,305
© 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.