Sri Lanka revises Minimum Age for Migrant Domestic Workers

Sri Lanka has decided to amend the Minimum Age for Migrant Domestic Workers to 21 years. A document from the Department of Government Information said that the Cabinet of Ministers granted permission to revise the said age limit, after considering the recommendations of the Cabinet-appointed Sub-Committee. For Saudi Arabia the minimum age is 25 years, and for other Middle Eastern Countries is 23 years, and for all other countries is 21 years.

Sri Lanka PM: Ranil Wickremesinghe;

President: Gotabaya Rajapaksa