Put an end to sending women abroad as house maids – President

President Mahinda Rajapakse says that time has come to stop sending Sri Lankan women to Middle East countries to be employed as house maids there.

Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse expressed these views addressing a ceremony held in connection with the awarding of appointment letters to a group of nurses.

The President added that requests have come from foreign countries for the employment of nurses. The president said that agreements have been signed to this effect and Sri Lankans would be sent for nursing and other professions. He pointed out that even though house maids brought huge amounts of foreign exchange to the country, the social problems experienced are more disastrous.

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