Six officials, including an Additional General Manager of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau, have been suspended over a Rs. 2.5 billion scam involving the trafficking of untrained women for foreign jobs.
Between 2022 and August 2024, nearly 35,000 women were sent abroad without completing mandatory pre-departure training. Victims were reportedly charged Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 140,000 each, using forged documents to falsely certify prior experience.
The scam was exposed by the media and discussed at the COPE Committee. The case has been referred to the Bribery Commission for further investigation. (Newswire)
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