PARLIAMENT

Hon. Chanaka Madugoda,—To ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism,— (1)

(a) Will he inform this House —

(i) whether he is aware that the citizens of many countries of the world  find employment in South Korea under the E-8 visa scheme;

(ii) of the reasons for turning the Sri Lankans who have obtained work  visas for South Korea under the E-8 visa scheme back at the Katunayake Airport ;

(iii) of the barriers for aforesaid  Sri Lankans to work in South Korea; and

(iv) of the measures that are being taken to accord justice to the Sri Lankans who have obtained visas to work in South Korea under the E-8 visa scheme ?

(b) If not, why?