INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow says it has initiated direct employment opportunities for Sri Lankan skilled migrant workers in the
Russian Federation for the first time in the history.The employment opportunities are provided in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Foreign
seamstresses arrived in the Russian Federation on August 02, 2023, to be employed at two renowned textile manufacturing plants located in
Nizhny Novgorod region.The embassy has facilitated the said employers to enter into agreements with the SLFEA to recruit these 58
seamstresses without the involvement of intermediate agencies.The embassy said discussions are underway in a progressive manner with the
seamstresses.Moreover, the embassy, in liaison with relevant authorities, is in the process of devising a mechanism in order to create more
employment opportunities for Sri Lankan skilled migrant workers in the Russian Federation and other countries of accreditation, under a
number of technical categories.
