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Salaries of Lankans in Qatar through bank accounts
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From November onwards, the salaries of Sri Lankans employed in Qatar will no longer be paid in cash but through bank accounts, the Foreign Employment Ministry announced today.
This has been decided by Qatar Labour and Social Services Minister Abdulla Saliya Al Khulaifi after discussions with Foreign Employment Minister Thalatha Athukorala during her recent visit to the Middle East.
The Qatar minister said the new move would ensure that the employees’ salaries were safe and secure. He said there had been several complaints when salaries were paid in cash.
"With this move, we hope to resolve complaints about employers not paying the stipulated salariesto employees or failing to pay their salaries altogether," he said.
Minister Athukorala thanked the Qatar Labour Minister and said the ties between Sri Lanka and Qatar would be strengthened with talks to be held in December between the two countries.
She said action would be taken against those who continue to remain in Qatar despite the expiry of their work visas.
The minister said though some 145,000 Sri Lankans were employed in Qatar, only107,000 have registered withour Embassy in Qatar.
During her visit, she also met Sri Lankans who were displaced after having had problems with their employers. The minister assured that arrangements would be made to bring them back to Sri Lanka as soon as possible. (Piyumi Fonseka)
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