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Table 146 (Labor, Foreign Employ., Labor Importing Country)
Departures for Clerical & Related Jobs by Major Labor 
Importing Countries - Female 
Lab146e
Country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Saudi Arabia 44 72 64 95 64 60
UAE 214 154 213 283 398 467
Bahrain 27 12 28 31 40 63
Oman 31 37 20 25 62 14
Kuwait 74 71 90 131 161 225
Qatar 15 9 19 40 28 13
Jordan 2 5 3 41 3 49
Singapore 6 29 38 14 47 18
Lebanon 7 8 10 106 16 8
Cyprus 8 33 20 31 60 15
Maldives 40 32 27 30 47 60
Italy 14 7 4 1 6 4
Hong Kong 11 - 3 5 1 2
Brunei 2 - - 1 - -
Algeria - 1 - - - -
United Kingdom - - - 1 - -
Mauritius 1 - 24 2 - -
Pakistan - 1 - - - 1
Syria 2 - - 1 - -
Egypt - - - 1 - -
Japan 2 1 - - - -
France 3 - - - - -
Others 3 5 8 3 7 1
Total 506 477 571 842 940 1,000
© 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.