The Romanian Labour Minister has assisted 36 stranded Sri Lankans to get new employment.
These Sri Lankan workers had been stranded at the Bucharest Airport in Romania from May 24.
Romania’s Labour Minister Violeta Alexandru had intervened and arranged to safeguard and retain the job opportunities of these workers who had earlier refused to remain in their present employment having found that many others at work were suspected of the COVID-19 infection.
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Warsaw concurrently accredited to Romania had been assisting the Sri Lankans in Romania with the facilitation of the Romanian Labour Ministry and other organisations to provide suitable accommodation facilities and other necessities for the workers.
The Romanian Government had conveyed to the Sri Lankan Embassy that the group of 36 Sri Lankan workers have been offered an alternate employer in order that they may continue employment in Romania. Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena welcomed efforts made by the Romanian government to settle the matter amicably.