The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE) facilitated the participation of 25 Sri Lankan foreign employment agencies in the Saudi Human Resources and Manpower Expo, for the first time. The Expo was held in Riyadh from 27 to 30 October 2024. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad inaugurated the Sri Lanka pavilion.
Leading human resource and recruitment companies in Saudi Arabia and a significant international presence from European, Asian, and African countries were featured in the Expo. The visiting Sri Lanka delegation of foreign employment recruitment agencies engaged in B2B meetings with their counterparts during the event.
The Embassy hosted a feedback session on the last day of the Expo for the visiting Sri Lanka delegation of foreign employment agencies. Addressing the gathering, Ambassador Ameer Ajwad underscored the great prospects in the Saudi labour market for skilled manpower from Sri Lanka, with new opportunities unfolding under the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 agenda. He urged Sri Lanka manpower recruitment agencies to focus on this promising sector. Ambassador also encouraged them to make use of the agreement signed between Sri Lanka Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission and Takamol Holdings of Saudi Arabia on Skill Verification Program, which offers 23 skilled labour categories and aims at improving the professional competence of employees in the Saudi labour market, easing the recruitment process of skilled workers from Sri Lanka.
The feedback session also included a workshop to integrate the inputs from the agencies into an action plan being prepared by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh for the enhancement of labour relations between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia.
Deputy General Manager (Logistics & License) B.A. Rohini and Actg. Manager (Marketing) E. A. P. M. Dewasurendra participated in the Expo representing the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). Counsellor of Employment and Welfare at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh R. K. K. M. P. Randeniya coordinated the visit of Sri Lanka delegation in the Saudi Human Resources and Manpower Expo -2024.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Riyadh
04 November 2024
