The Daily Star Bangladesh | 30 October 2018 The High Court yesterday directed the government to form an inter-ministerial committee to investigate the monopoly of 10 recruiting agencies, which had been engaged in labour recruitment from Bangladesh to Malaysia, and submit the probe report in six months. The HC bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury […]
Recruitment in Malaysia: Probe role of 10 agencies Read More »
Seychelles News Agency | 24 October 2018 Authorities in the Seychelles have announced a six-month moratorium on the recruitment of Bangladeshi nationals coming to work in the country because of allegations of abuse at the workplace. “We have noticed lately that there have been a lot of issues with regards to foreign workers and the
To counter abuse, Seychelles to ban recruitment of Bangladeshi workers for 6 months Read More »
Dhaka Tribune | 18 October 2018 With the implementation of new policy of Saudization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, many Bangladeshi expat workers along with other foreign workers have become victims, losing their jobs. In January, the Ministry for Labor and Social Development in Saudi Arabia issued a decree to limit work in 12
Is the job market in Saudi Arabia shrinking for Bangladesh? Read More »
The Daily Star | 17 October 2018 Labour migration analysts and businesses have expressed optimism that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will highlight Bangladeshi migrant workers’ rights during her meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud today. According to Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET), Saudi Arabia has recruited nearly 36 lakh Bangladeshis
Highlight migrant workers’ rights Read More »
New Age Bangladesh | 11 October 2018 Thousands of Bangladeshi workers became the worst victims of migrating to Middle East countries on the so-called free visas or individual visas also known as friends and family visas. Dishonest brokers and recruiting agents popularized these visas in Bangladesh knowing full well that the workers would face uncertainties
Bangladeshi workers worst victims Read More »
New Age Bangladesh 7 October 2018 The situation of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia has remained troublesome for quite some years, because of issues in Saudi Arabia and irregularities in Bangladesh. It is high time that Bangladesh stepped up its diplomatic efforts to resolve the prickly migration issues with Saudi Arabia to ensure full
Saudi job recruitment process must be shored up Published: 00:00, Oct 07,2018 Read More »
The Daily Star | 3 October 2018 Some 60,000 Bangladeshis, whose travel to Malaysia became uncertain after the country suspended the online recruitment system on September 1, have been cleared for migration to the Southeast Asian country. “Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka started issuing visas yesterday [October 1],” an official of the Bureau of Manpower
60,000 workers can now go to Malaysia Read More »
The Daily Star | 2 October 2018 The new Malaysian government has moved to reform the country’s foreign workers’ recruitment and management policy, aiming to bring discipline to the sector. To coordinate the overall policies and the management of migrant workers, the new government, led by Mahathir Mohamad, has formed an independent committee which will
Foreign Workers: KL moves to reform policy Read More »
The Daily Star | 25 September 2018 Bangladesh and Malaysia yesterday decided to allow all licensed recruiting agencies of Bangladesh to send workers to the Southeast Asian country, following allegations of a syndicate of 10 agents monopolising labour recruitment since early 2017. The decision came in a meeting between Bangladesh Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Nurul Islam
Labour Hiring in Malaysia: All licensed agencies can now operate Read More »
New Age Bangladesh | 27 September 2018 Migrant rights activists and recruiting agents on Wednesday called on the government to bring middlemen under a legal framework by amending Overseas Employment and Migrants Act 2013. They said that through recognition of middlemen by law, ethical and fair recruitment could be ensured and fraudulence by brokers could
Govt urged to bring middlemen under legal framework Read More »
