Amnesty granted for Sri Lankan migrant workers in Lebanon
The Sri Lankan Government’s bilateral efforts to regularise nearly 7,000 undocumented migrant workers in Lebanon commenced recently.
After near year-long negotiations with the Lebanese Government, a special resolution was passed by the host country last February to repatriate all undocumented Sri Lankan workers.
Under this scheme, undocumented workers who are above the age of 60 and have stayed beyond 15 years have been granted total amnesty without any ch