Assurance will be given to ensure their wages, safety, and overall welfare, according to ministry officials
A total of 1,011,856 people went abroad, a decrease of 293,597 compared to 1,305,856 people in 2023, according to BMET.
Migrant workers must be protected from uncertainties and irregularities
Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia should be able to enjoy the fruits of their hard labour.
Their concerns, if left unaddressed, may impact remittance inflow
We urge UAE, our government to resolve the matter
Govt must deal with recruitment irregularities with an iron hand
Ticket prices for Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur flights have reached exorbitant levels with Bangladeshi migrant workers scrambling to reach Malaysia by May 31.
Moreover, further setbacks are posed by Malaysia's decision to freeze new foreign worker recruitment in March as well as Oman suspending the issuance of visas to Bangladeshi citizens at the end of 2023 due to an oversupply of workers from the South Asian nation.
With an aim to protect the rights of Bangladesh's economic migrants by enhancing the capacity of National Human Rights Commission, the UNDP-Bangladesh has recently published a study report titled 'Protecting Migrant Workers from Bangladesh: A Study of Legal Compliance with Migrant Workers' Rights' (2014).
Returning empty-handed from Iraq, 19 workers demand compensation and licence cancellation of two recruiting agencies for cheating with them 17 months back.
Two migrant workers return from Brunei penniless early today after they were cheated by two Bangladeshi recruiting agencies with the promise of lucrative salaries abroad.
The government will relocate Bangladeshi migrant workers to the neighbouring countries from Libya if security situation of North African country worsens further
