“Migration worldwide human smuggling and Sri Lankan boat people in refugee industry”

“Latest is Sri Lankan Boat People heading towards Australia. If one carefully follows the serious events, it shows they are guided advised supported and funded by powerful unseen forces.”
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By Sarath Wijesinghe

(October 24, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Human trafficking and smuggling is as lucrative or more as the Drug and Gold smuggling. The amount of money earned in the Refugee Industry is colossal and with minimum investment. Stage is already set by the post LTTE network which is still haunting for the benefit of the Industry of Human Smuggling and Refugee Industry. It is connected to the network of terrorism, as for drug and arms movement trafficking is a requirement to raise funds easily and quickly. Political power is another requirement for a smooth implementation of the international network which is supported by Non governmental organisations spread length and breathes of the “Globe” in the guise of humanitarian assistance. Conflicts in developing countries are breeding grounds for arms sales and indirect control of exploitation of the emerging developing nations.

West though perches Human Rights Due Process are still the main world arms dealers on which their economy and employments, and the existence of thousands of factories depend on. It is a cruel and a wicked circle, though looks sophisticated and kind to the less affluent. Strong and fittest always wins in the Jungle. The world family is almost the same as the powerful Nations still dictates to the less affluent, unless and until they stand firm for justice.

Innocent Sri Lankians dreaming for a better future overseas are duped by “Immigration Sharks” in this illegal cruel and lucrative business paint a rosy picture of a life of comfort and high standards abroad and the money earned is in billions. There is a price for the particular country. On the top of the list are UK, USA, Canada and Australia. Funds demanded are enormous. It will range from 50 lakes to 200 lakes. The mode of payments are suggested and implemented. If you have no solid cash the properties are accepted. Never mind your residence provided it is of the required value. Hopes are given for a bright future with pounds dollars and Euros. Agents suggest victims to sell or transfer the only property in possession or the entire business and wealth. This writer has witnessed many such pathetic stories of families stranded in the United Kingdom, USA and EU, after having dumped with the family by unscrupulous agents giving false promises and painting a rosy picture. With Immigration consultants are freely available in Sri Lanka and Unfoetunatly the boat people on boats these days too are on the same boat as those who are stranded all over western countries and other countries still on the want to the final destination. Boat people are well looked after and full publicity is given by the international network of refuge industry. Victims are on the increase as the transactions taken place are illegal and no documents are given –documents only taken from the prospective victims. There is no public debate or publicity about the victims and victimisation of such a large magnitude. Most of the times the immigrations advisers/agents either disappear or have powerful political or other high powered connections with those inquire into the allegations leaving the victims with nom option but to suffer in silence. Relations and friends abroad could guarantee or the properties in Sri Lanka belongs to the victims and relations could be transferred into the names of sharks or generally the victims do not hesitate to sell the entire wealth more that a good life the education of the children whey give priority as an investment.

Fake Passports, ID’S, Birth Certificates, Police Reports and/ or any document is available in Maradana, East Ham London, Victoria in Australia and most refugee producing countries at a price, as supporting evidence form the commencement of the voyage for an unseen future abroad which the illegal immigrants were promised about. Victims are promised houses, employment, education for the children and more over an intensive training in Sri Lanka on the statements to the Immigrating Officers with legal assistance before arrival as a part of the deal.


“Boat People” is a name given by the NGO’s and the leaders of the Immigration network of rackets, to obtain sympathy and as a symbol of humanitarian assistance and the risk faced by the illegal immigrants in exploring green pastors in the guise of political victimisation and persecution by the government due to race, religion or ethnicity and other factors in the definition of a Refugees in the eyes of the Convention of Refugees to which most countries including Sri Lanka, United Kingdom. USA, Canada Australia has ratified to adhere to. The current Boat People hit headlines, amply supported by some section of the world media ill informed and misguided. One can not blame them to look for green pesters- but not at the cost of the nation by tarnishing the image which will have adverse effects on economy and the development which affects the entire nation.

Around 191 million people worldwide about 3% of the world population live outside the country they are born. People immigrate for various reasons, work family connections, settlement and looking for a better future abroad. Migration has taken place for time immemorial of people and animals. West with their navel power conquered virgin lands such as USA. Canada and Australia wiping out and hunting the inhabitants and it is with the mercenaries that they overran the Traditional inhabitants of the land. This process continues with the fortresses erected by the states preventing new comers to enter the terrorist the jealously guard for themselves in this world supposed to belong to the human being.

Migration from Sri Lanka is broadly categorised as follows- for settlement/economic reasons/political reasons/educational proposes/and tourism and visits. Sri Lankan labour is highly respected and consider to be efficient and dependent by employers worldwide and in within Sri Lanka as well. How well we have explored this National wealth is a moot issue.

Illegal immigrants entered illegally and settled in the West are in millions, especially in the EU, USA, and UK where the living conditions are satisfactory, though now gradually deteriorating, especially for the immigrants which the Immigration Traders are hiding from prospective victims. They are a powerful force political and economically, as the local politicians need their support at the election and in day to day mattes. Local population traditionally are used to a different way of conduct in politics but the newly emerged immigrants are active in the political union and industrial arena as a part of political activism to straighten their Immigrating States. The assistance they get from international NGO’sm is far and wide as they too need the immigration for their funding without which there is no existence of the Non governmental organisation. This indicates how the matters are symbiotically interconnected.

Latest is Sri Lankan Boat People heading towards Australia. If one carefully follows the serious events, it shows they are guided advised supported and funded by powerful unseen forces. Every step taken by them are well calculated aiming at Immigration States in the last destination and all publicity given will be made use at the applications for asylum in addition the papers and documents already prepared by the organised network in the immigration Industry. Most previous attempts have proved successful. All the passengers in the Afghan Hijacked plane is granted Asylum in the UK and the Sri Lankan Asylum seekers found the way illegally in the West are settled with the strong resistance and objections of the local inhabitants.

Refugees and Asylum seekers tarnish the image of Sri Lanka in their selfish interests to claim for political asylum supported by ruthless NGO fat cat vultures, engaged in obtaining funds for their existence. The current so called boat people have found their way to Thailand, Malaysia and other non visa (where visa restrictions are not in force countries with the boats donated and constructed for Tsunami. This process and procedure is well documented in number of articles and information published and available in the internet. The foreign governments and organisations are misguided and misdirected by a section of the Political leaders and organizations interested in funds and politics and not for the love of the country or the people in the North and East, who now loo forward for a new era of prosperity and peace.

Migration continues and this is a part of the process. During the world war Jews were persecuted and the concepts and the developments of the Refugee Law and procedure were developed based on experiences of the horror in holocaust. Total number of migrants of Sri Lanka on employment abroad at present is estimated to be 1.8 million and the out floor was estimated at about 250,000 migrate annually for unskilled employment mainly in the Middle East which is the second largest income generator to the national economy. Ironically neither the white collar employees nor posh Sri Lankans in the west and the Refugees make a minimal contribution as they tend to invest and spend the colossal sums earned abroad. They are the people who make the best contribution to the economy of their motherland with their sweat and hard work under most difficult circumstance under the Iron Rule of employers, who are not so sophisticated kind to the employees about whom we often hear of horror stories.

Dr Saman Kelagama and the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka should be credited to the research on the subject in which an institutional framework and national Labour Migration Policy is proposed, which is an excellent document to start with as a working paper for the Ministries concerned and to implement without delay as the time is running out on the delay of or unskilled labour- especially House Maids – which is a main source of our income. We hope constructive measures be taken as the horror stories we receive are worrying and disturbing.

(The Writer is a Senior Solicitor in England and Wales An Attorney- At- Law , Sri Lanka- A Former Secretary of the Bar Association A Former Chairman Consumer Affairs Authority and Chairperson SAARC study centre in the United Kingdom. He can be reached at sarath8@hotmail.com)

-Sri Lanka Guardian