29 July 2023 12:00 am Views - 320
By T.K.G. Kapila
A group of expatriate workers staying in Kuwait who had been deported for want of Visas arrived at the Katunayake International Airport in the early hours of yesterday on temporary passports issued by the Sri Lankan Embassy. It included 59 housemaids and three male employees.
A spokesman for the Sri Lankan Embassy said they had sneaked away from the houses where they were employed and earning about Kuwait Dinar 250 per month by working under other employers and staying in hostels without a valid visa.
They had registered with the Sri Lankan Embassy to return to the country on the ground of sickness, advanced age, and family problems. The spokesman said more than 2,000 similar expatriates had registered with the Embassy.