Key departments of the SLBFE

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment consists of 7 main departments over looking into the welfare of all migrant workers leaving Sri Lanka. Each of these departments play a vital role in the smooth functioning of the SLBFE.

The Key Departments of the SLBFE and their main duties are as follows:

Information Technology and Planning

• Maintaining of ICT infrastructure
• Involving in corporate and Strategic planning

 

Recruitment and Approvals

• Involving in the recruitment of Sri Lankans for foreign jobs
• Monitoring of the registration process

 

Finance

• Involving in financial planning
• Supervising records of payments, receipts and expenditures and all financial statements.
• Controlling of the budget and audit procedures.

 

Administration, Human Resources, Foreign Relations and Publicity

• Involving in administration and staff development
• Administering / monitoring the activities of labour sections of Sri Lanka missions abroad
• Making the general public aware on formal migration

 

Legal and Investigation

• Representing the organization in legal activities
• Settling the disputes between employers and recruitment agents

 

Training and Conciliation

• Conducting / coordinating training programs
• Attending to complaints made by migrant workers and their relatives

 

Welfare and Research

• Conducting awareness programmes
• Looking after the welfare of migrants workers and their families
• Introducing re-integration programmes
• Conducting / coordinating research