15. The objects of the Bureau shall be -
| (a) to promote and develop employment opportunities outside Sri Lanka, for Sri Lankans; |
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| (b) to assist and support foreign employment agencies in their growth and development; |
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| (c) to undertake measures to develop overseas markets for skills available in Sri Lanka; |
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| (d) to assist licences in the negotiation of terms and conditions of employment with agencies abroad; |
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| (e) to regulate the business of foreign employment agencies and. recruit Sri Lankans for employment outside Sri Lanka; |
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| (f) to issue licences to foreign employment agencies for conducting the business of recruitment for employment outside Sri Lanka and to determine the terms and conditions of such licences; |
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| (g) to set standards for and to negotiate contracts of employment; |
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| (h) to enter into agreements with relevant foreign authorities, employers and employment agencies. in order to formalize recruitment agreements; |
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| (i) to formulate and implement a model contract of employment which ensures fair wages and standards of employment; |
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| (j) to examine the authenticity of documentation issued to Sri Lankan recruits going abroad for employment; |
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| (k) to undertake research and studies into employment opportunities outside Sri Lanka, for Sri Lankans; |
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| (l) to establish and maintain an Information Data Bank to monitor the flow of Sri Lankans for employment outside Sri Lanka and their return after such employment; |
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| (m) to undertake the welfare and protection of Sri Lankans employed outside Sri Lanka; |
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| (n) to establish a Workers' Welfare Fund ; |
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| (o) to undertake in collaboration with licensees, the training and orientation of Sri Lankan recruits going abroad for employment; |
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| (p) to provide assistance to Sri Lankan recruits going abroad for employment; |
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| (q) to receive donations and contributions from Sri Lankans employed outside Sri Lanka and use such donations and contributions for the rehabilitation. guidance and counseling of, and the provision of information and assistance to, the families of such Sri Lankans; |
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| (r) to undertake investments on behalf of Sri Lankan employed outside Sri Lanka; |
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| (s) to undertake programmes for the rehabilitation of Sri Lankans who return to Sri Lanka after employment outside Sri Lanka. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts