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| Stepmother treatments on Syrian war victims |
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| (Lanka-e-News -15.Aug.2012, 8.30PM) For the last 17 months government and opposition forces have been fighting in Syria. As a result of the conflict more than 20,000 people were dead and over two millions have been displaced. Over 1000 Sri Lankans worked in Syria have also been affected. Most of them returned to Sri Lanka during the early stage of the war. However, about 100 of them remained in Syria until last month. Most of the Sri Lankans who worked in the war torn areas have come to Damascus, the capital of Syria leaving all their belongings and stayed with friends until they find a way to leave Syria. About 20 of them returned to Sri Lanka with the assistance of International Organization for Migration [IOM]. Others came after selling whatever the valuable things in their possession. Most of them have visited Syria through unofficial channels without registering themselves with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment. Therefore, when their relatives appealed the SLBFE to bring them down to Sri Lanka SLBFE has turned down their request stating that these people have left the country without approval of the SLBFE. The SLBFE officials even refused to talk to the war victims when some of them visited the Bureau to request its assistance to get down others in Syria and explain the situation and request for some kind of compensation. Worst of all is the way a group of Sri Lankans came on 06 August were treated at the airport. They were detained for hours questioning as to how they left the country. A family of three was asked to bribe Rs 10,000 to the immigration officials to enter their own motherland. This is how the war victims have been treated by the SLBFE, which is under Minister Dilan Perera. |
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Minister Dilan or Chairman Amal Seenadhilankara has never uttered a word about the Sri Lankan victims in Syria. However, according to SLBFE sources, Mr. Nissanaka Wijerathna, Secretary to the Ministry of Labour Welfare and Promotion has struck a deal with a Syrian businessman to send 3000 domestic servants to Syria despite the civil war. It appears dollars are more important than lives of the innocent people. |
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