Pension for Lankans working in Korea - Dilan

Sandasen Marasinghe, Irangika Range and Disna Mudalige

Foreign Employment and Welfare Minister Dilan Perera said yesteray that the government entered into an MoU with the Korean government, enabling 16,000 Sri Lankans employed in Korea, to apply for a pension scheme from the Korean government.

Perera also told Parliament that Sri Lankans employed in Korea could apply for a pension from the Korean government after completing five years of service.

He said that if they applied for the pension after returning to Sri Lanka, they would have to stay until 60 years to get the pension.

The minister said that if they applied for the pension while being in Korea, they will be paid the pension from the month they return to Sri Lanka.

Perera said there were around 16,000 youths who were deprived of pension until 60 years, as they failed to apply due to their lack of information.

The minister said officials of the Foreign Employment Ministry and Human Resources Institute in Korea entered into an MoU last month for youths in Sri Lanka to apply for the pension and get it without delay.