Profile (duties and Functions) Formulation of policies, programs and projects in regard to the subject of foreign employment and all subjects that come under the preview of departments and statutory institutions listed in column II on the basis of mahinda chinthana- vision for the future and any other over-all national policies that may be adopted by the government Provision of all public services that come under the preview of the ministry in an efficient and people friendly manner. Welfare of expatriates Sri Lankans and welfare of migrant workers. Regulation and supervision of employment agencies. Career guidance of foreign employment. All other subjects that come under the preview of organizations listed in Column II Our Vision To be the leading policy maker and implementer to create gainful foreign employment opportunities, whilst protecting rights of migrant workers and ensuring their welfare and protection. Our Mission To convert the entire labor 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.” Our aims and objectives Policy making and implementation Establishment of information systems Capacity development and improvement of standards. Accomplishment of welfare needs of migrant workers. Promotion of regularizing of foreign employment industry. Hon. Dilan Perera Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Address: 05th Tower, 12th floor, Central Bank Building, No 30, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka. Telephone: 011-2477989 Fax : 0112477955 E-Mail : minister@fepwministry.net Message Of The Hon. Minister Of Foreign Employment Promotion And Welfare The Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare, as a human resource ministry, was re-created as a standalone institution, on 22nd November 2010. With this, it was also assigned a new responsibility, that of attending to the concerns of the Diaspora. A key responsibility of the Ministry is to satisfy foreign demand for the employment of Sri Lanka personnel. This is its supply function. World remittance income from foreign employment is US $ 400 Billion. Sri Lanka’s share is 1%, having received about US $ 4.1 Billion in 2010. Remittance income is by far the highest foreign exchange earner for Sri Lanka, providing 33% of her foreign exchange. Remittance income is 8% of Sri Lanka’s GDP, gained from Sri Lanka’s work force abroad. This work force is about 17% of Sri Lanka’s total labour force. The foci of the ministry are many fold. One is to increase its percentage of total world remittance income. Another is to rebrand the labour force, which is now mainly unskilled to becoming semi-skilled and skilled. This reskilling is achieved mainly through training. This mini