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COLOMBO, Jan. 23 — Nearly a 1000 Sri Lankans that attempted to illegally migrant to Australia have been returned home, a statement released by the Australian High Commission said here on Wednesday.

Following the beheading of Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek in Saudi Arabia, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) is planning to set up a finger identification system to detect the actual age of those who intend to work overseas, Ceylon Today reports.

Sri Lanka Bureau of Foriegn Employment (SLBFE) sleuths yesterday nabbed several women, including an underaged girl who tried to migrate for foreign employment, with the aid of forged documents.

COLOMBO, Jan. 21 — Sri Lanka’s government is mulling a range of changes for its female migrant workers to the Middle East after a local housemaid was beheaded in Saudi Arabia, officials said here on Monday.

The Ministries of External Affairs and Foreign Employment are having discussions to strengthen and promote the human rights of Sri Lankan migrant workers through comprehensive bilateral action plans and improved immigration procedures, said External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunathilaka Amunugama. He also said that measures are being taken to streamline the re

Discussions are underway between the External Affairs Ministry and Foreign Employment Ministry to strengthen and promote the human rights of Sri Lankan migrant workers through comprehensive bilateral action plans and improved immigration procedures, External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunathilaka Amunugama said.

Following the execution of the Sri Lankan housemaid Rizana Nafeek in Saudi Arabia last week, Sri Lanka is planning to raise the minimum age limit for unskilled female migrant workers from 21 to 25, Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Minister Dilan Perera has said.

Sri Lanka plans to raise the minimum age limit of female migrant domestic workers from 21 to 25 in addition to bringing new provisions to the terms of their employment contracts to strengthen their rights and further ensure their safety, Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Minister Dilan Perera said.