Although the highest number of willing migrant workers went abroad in 2023, the number of female migrants decreased.
An average of more than 100,000 migrants went abroad every month. More than 1.3 million migrants went abroad for jobs in 2023. Out of the total migrants, only 77,263 female migrants went abroad for work.
Additionally, around 3,000 female migrants returned home after being cheated in destination countries.
People associated with the migration sector say that training is mandatory for sending female migrants to Saudi Arabia, but in many cases it is not followed. Apart from this, there is also a question on the quality of training.
After returning home, many female migrants alleged that they were harassed and harassed in the destination countries. They observed that as a result, female migration had decreased.
Bangladesh Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) data shows that a maximum of 121,925 female migrants went abroad in 2017. The number was 118,088 in 2016 and more than 100,000 in 2015. Such trend of more than 100,000 female labor migration continued till 2019.
The number of female migration decreased after the coronavirus outbreak in 2020. The number of female migrants gradually increased over the next two years. This number is expected to exceed 100,000 in 2022. But this number decreased in 2023.
Bangladesh began sending female migrants to various countries in 1991.