The Association of Licensed Foreign Employment Agencies (ALFEA) has decided to extend its support to General Sarath Fonseka at the January 26 Presidential poll after the incumbent President failed to give them an audience at Temple Trees.
ALFEA Secretary Faizer Mackeen said this indifference attitude shown by the President towards the association was not fair since foreign employment earnings attributed largely towards the state coffers.
“Last year alone some $3.3 billion was earned by foreign employment earnings and some 98 percent of those who went abroad for employment were recruited by the licensed agencies”, Mr. Mackeen said.
The Association was also preparing a memorandum to be handed over to General Fonseka urging him to investigate the many irregularities taking place in the Sri Lanka Bureau for Foreign Employment (SLFEB) and to bring an end to the corruption among the officialdom, he added.
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ALFEA Secretary Faizer Mackeen said this indifference attitude shown by the President towards the association was not fair since foreign employment earnings attributed largely towards the state coffers.
“Last year alone some $3.3 billion was earned by foreign employment earnings and some 98 percent of those who went abroad for employment were recruited by the licensed agencies”, Mr. Mackeen said.
The Association was also preparing a memorandum to be handed over to General Fonseka urging him to investigate the many irregularities taking place in the Sri Lanka Bureau for Foreign Employment (SLFEB) and to bring an end to the corruption among the officialdom, he added.
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