New Age Bangladesh | 29 August 2018 Expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Nurul Islam on Tuesday said that the government would call for explanations from 10 recruiting agencies on allegation of monopoly and syndication in recruitment of Bangladeshi workers for Malaysia. At a press conference at Probashi Kalyan Bhaban, he said that the government […]
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By Md. Saidun Nabi Dhaka Tribune | 29 August 2018 Migration experts and stakeholders have said Bangladesh may temporarily suffer a fall in remittance inflows from Malaysia due to the latter’s decision to stop hiring Bangladeshi workers from September. But an improved policy would likely improve the situation in the long run, they added. They
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BDNews24 | 28 August 2018 The minister for expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment has said they are trying to understand the problem in the Malaysian market as the new government has announced a plan to stop hiring Bangladeshi workers under the current system effective from Sep 1. Replying to a question, the minister said it
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The Star | 28 August 2018 PETALING JAYA: The government’s decision to stop using the Foreign Worker Application System (SPPA) will reduce the financial burden on Bangladeshi workers and their families who have been paying up to RM20,000 to work in Malaysia. Recruitment agents both here and in Bangladesh welcomed the decision as they said
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The Star | 27 August 2018 PETALING JAYA: The government will officially stop using the Foreign Worker Application System (SPPA) to hire workers from Bangladesh effective Sept 1. This follows the meeting of the Special Committee on Foreign Worker Management on Aug 14 chaired by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “Any decision on the
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The Independent | 26 August 2018 In a major policy development, the Malaysian government has cancelled the Government-to-Government (G2G) Plus recruitment system in a bid to stop the ‘syndicated monopoly business’ in recruiting migrant workers from Bangladesh. The Mahathir Mohammed led new Malaysian government in an order issued on August 21st cancelled the G2G Plus
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The Daily Star | 27 August 2018 Experts on labour migration and governance have demanded an investigation into the alleged monopoly of a syndicate in recruitment of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia. They have also called for effective measures to free the sector from corruption as Malaysia has suspended the current recruitment system under the Government
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By Sharif Khiam and Ali Nufael Benar News | 15 August 2018 Bangladesh has welcomed Malaysia’s decision to end a monopoly on recruitment of workers from the South Asian nation, saying the new measure would cut costs and allow fair competition. Ahmed M. Saleheen, the head of the foreign employment wing of the Bangladesh Ministry
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