The has handed over financial compensation to families of migrant workers who had died or become disabled while being employed in foreign countries.
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Foreign Employment Minister Thalatha Athukorala handed over cheques amounting to 51 million local rupees to the families at a ceremony held in Colombo.
Addressing the gathering, Samaraweera said that the government had been able to hand over compensation worth over 200 million ruppees to families of migrant workers who had died or become disabled since 2015.
He assured that the Foreign Ministry together with the Foreign Employment Ministry would take all steps to ensure the safety of migrant workers.
Samaraweera offered condolences to the families of the migrant workers who had lost their loved ones.
Those compensated on Tuesday had been employed in Singapore, Lebanon, Jordan, Malaysia, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait.
-Xinhua
-Agencies
