Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare

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State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification

Government Ministry overview
Formed	1 January 2005; 19 years ago (2005-01-01)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Headquarters	No. 34, Narahenpita Road, Nawala.
Employees	987
Annual budget	Rs .561,650 Billion
Minister responsible	Piyankara Jayaratne
Government Ministry executives	Suntharam Arumainayaham, Secretary Pradeep Saputhanthri, Additional Secretary
Parent Government Ministry	Sri Lanka Government
Child agencies	Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency
Website	mfe.gov.lk

The State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka responsible “for converting the entire labour migration sector into a demand driven process and make it highly competitive by introducing required structural changes together with necessary promotional and welfare activities to meet the international market challenges considering the importance of its contribution to the national economy.”^[1]