The Malaysian envoy said a joint technical committee comprising officials from Malaysia and Bangladesh held a meeting in this regard in Kuala Lumpur on December 31 and a similar meeting was planned on Tuesday. Recalling his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Dhaka in October, the Chief Advisor expressed hope that Malaysia would…
Bangladesh recorded its highest-ever remittance inflow in December, receiving US$2.64 billion in the last month of 2024. Remittance inflows have increased since the interim government took charge in August. The previous highest remittance inflow was US$2.59 billion in July, 2020. More than US$2 billion in remittances have been received every month since the political change…
Expats say that many people working in Malaysia do not even get leave on Eid. In the morning, when everyone goes for Eid prayers, they have to go to their workplace. This makes them very sad. On Facebook, they see their relatives celebrating Eid and many of them stay away from social media to avoid…
Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Hazna Mohamed Hashim has said his government is not extending the time for hiring workers from Bangladesh. He said this while talking to reporters after a meeting with State Minister for Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury at the ministry in Eskaton in the capital on Wednesday. Earlier,…
But in the meantime, many people paid money to recruitment agencies and got stuck in deep trouble. Due to lack of time, they reached the airport in a rush, even without tickets. Rubel Miah of Narsingdi is one such person. He wants to go to Malaysia as a construction worker. He has paid 600,000 taka…
Malaysia's labour market: Syndicated again, closed again
Despite having no prior experience in sending workers to Malaysia, Dhaka North City Ward 39 (Bhatara) Councillor Mohammad Shafiqul Islam's BM Travels Ltd has risen to the top of the list of agencies sending workers to Malaysia. His agency has collected 7,225 clearance certificates. Many members of BAIRA say that councillor Shafiqul has good relations…
The destination of most female Bangladeshi workers is Saudi Arabia. Questions have been raised about the quality of training of our women workers there. Moreover, these workers are forced to return due to many other reasons including health complications, home sickness, low wages, working without pay, food habits, language barrier and physical, mental and sexual…
The hard-earned money sent by 12 million migrant workers is enriching the country’s economy. Our migrant workers make up a significant portion of the deficit in export-import trade. Every year a large number of Bangladeshi workers are going abroad overcoming many obstacles. But the remittance flow is not increasing in that proportion. A total of…
According to records, 17.1 percent of female domestic servants leave their jobs due to sexual harassment. And more than 37 percent of women workers who return home do not bring back their fair wages. Whereas 47 percent have no plans for the future. Of the female migrant workers, 44 percent went to Saudi Arabia, where…
Story of 3 youths from Shariatpur held hostage in Italy for 11 months
It said that employees who lose their jobs due to coronavirus will be given Tk 3,000 per month for three months. The Labor Department under the Ministry of Labor and Employment will implement the guidelines made by the Finance Ministry. As per the guidelines, the factories will select the beneficiaries. It was said that the…
About 14 percent of the workers returned home due to low wages while about 16 percent had to return after being detained. About 10 percent of the returnees did not have legal visas and about 12.8 percent returned home due to physical illness. These were found in a research conducted by private research organisation, Refugee…
Migrants send $740 million in first half of September
Shariful Islam, Deputy Director (Welfare), Salaried Welfare Board, said that nothing can be done in a country where workers are employed and this is the reality. If there is transparency in passport making and medical examination, many things will become easier. Abul Bashar, project director of Helvetas, said that from passport making to the entire…