Bangladesh proposes UAE to set up training for migrant workers
Bangladesh has recently proposed the United Arab Emirates either designate or set up dedicated training institutes for migrant workers in Bangladesh with support of the UAE government, or private sector, or both. Bangladesh has also proposed the development of a suitable training module for workers wishing to be employed in the UAE.
The issues were raised during a meeting between the Bangladesh ambassador to UAE Abu Zafar and the undersecretary of the Ministry for Human Resources and Emiratisation of the UAE Saif Al Suwaidi, at the latter's office in Dubai on Monday, said a press release of the embassy dated August 17.
While the meeting discussed the whole gamut of bilateral cooperation and engagement in the areas of continued employment of the Bangladeshi workforce in the UAE, it also underscored the importance of job-centric training and orientation of the workers before their travel to the UAE.
The Bangladesh ambassador further proposed that the UAE should consider introducing 'skill certification' of the returning workers from the UAE.
The ambassador also conveyed Bangladesh's readiness for hosting the first meeting of the Joint Committee (JC) on the implementation of the MoU on the recruitment of domestic works from Bangladesh.
He also appreciated the UAE government for granting the opportunity to, like other nationals, visiting Bangladeshi nationals to take up employment in the UAE and then transfer their visit visa to employment visa at ease while looking forward to the re-opening of the UAE job market for "general category" that has remained suspended owing to the Covid-19 pandemic situation.
UAE stressed on establishing a comprehensive and sustainable process that would cover all aspects of migration -- namely proper training of the workers, transparent selection and recruitment process, wage protection, end-service benefit, rights and duties of all stakeholders.
The undersecretary welcomed the proposals made by the Bangladesh ambassador and expressed UAE's willingness for holding the JC meeting in the coming months in Dhaka. Al Suwaidi also expressed that the whole issue would be discussed in detail during the forthcoming joint committee meeting.
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