Rahmat Ali, trafficked to Russia, feared death; Kabir killed in a drone strike.
Migrant workers leave their homeland with dreams of securing a better future for their families, often financed by hefty loans.
Bangladesh’s migrant workers endure exploitation at home and abroad.
We must honour their sacrifices in July uprising through proper initiatives and reforms
Dedicated lounge at the Dhaka airport highlights the critical role of remittance earners.
There are an estimated 170 million migrant workers around the world -- about five percent of the global workforce -- according to the International Labour Organization.
It appears that the government is not interested in taking even the minimal responsibilities regarding the migrant workers.
Address recurring irregularities, investigate high-level officials involved in the corrupt process in both countries
Bangladeshi migrants face unmet promises and exploitative employers in Malaysia.
After winning the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in 2010, it quickly became clear that Qatar would have to pull a rabbit out of its hat to successfully stage football’s showpiece event. The largest concern at the time was whether players could even perform in the searing summer as the Mi
Deployment of migrant workers from Asia is slowly getting back on track after plummeting due to the Covid-19 pandemic during the first quarter of 2020. Some countries are recording departures of migrant workers exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
Bangladesh should train migrant workers on digital literacy so that they send remittance home through legal channels and using electronic platforms instead of turning to hundi operators, speakers said today.
If people in a country with so much development and progress can’t even expect to have a dignified life, or death, then what was it all for?
The first batch of 53 workers reached Malaysia this morning (August 9, 2022) as the nation’s labour market resumed recruiting Bangladeshi workers after more than three years of suspension.
Bangaldeshi migrant workers haven’t been able to go to Kuala Lumpur due to allegations of irregularities. After so many years, the possibility of immigration is opening up again, but why is the process being questioned over same allegations?
Why not let all legitimate recruiting agencies send workers there?
A Malaysian MP and two migrant rights bodies have urged Human Resources Minister M Saravanan to explain his decision for allowing only 25 Bangladeshi agencies to recruit workers for Malaysia, reported Malaysian daily Malay Mail yesterday.
Four Bangladeshi men and two of their Malaysian wives were arrested in Malaysia for allegedly posing as a third party of Malaysian immigration department and getting migrant workers fake work permits in exchange of money.
Malaysian government will cancel the quotas given to employers who cut migrant workers' salaries to cover costs of bringing them into in the country, Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan said.
