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Hiring of Foreign Workers: Malaysia wants to revert to G2G

In a major policy shift, the new Malaysian government wants to reintroduce G2G, a state-level labour recruitment system, to eliminate middlemen in the recruitment that has always been marred by corruption and exploitation. “We don’t want G2G Plus. Any arrangement should be government-to-government [G2G],” Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran said on Sunday, reports Malaysian […]

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‘We only take RM9,000 as agents’

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PETALING JAYA: Only RM9,000 from about RM20,000 paid by Bangladeshi workers went to 10 authorised recruitment agents operated by a syndicate. A Bangladeshi businessman who claimed that he was the spokesman for the 10 companies based in Dhaka said the rest of the money was distributed to middlemen, including those in villages. He told The

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How Bangladeshis are being exploited in Maldives

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By Selina Mohsin The Daily Star | 08 October 2017 Discrimination is often the transference of moral degradation to others. The Maldives presents many examples of it in its treatment of migrant workers. Take Malé’s old Sultan Park, now upgraded and renamed Rasrani Bageecha. Its large, open space and fine old trees provide a rare

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Bangladeshi women migration swell by 217 per cent in five years

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The women migration from Bangladesh has ballooned by 217 per cent in last five years as some new destinations have been opened up for their overseas earnings, insiders said. The state-owned Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) showed that the migration of the females for the overseas job has swelled to 118,088 in 2016

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Exploring job market beyond the Middle-East

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By: Shahiduzzaman Khan Financial Express Bangladesh | 15 April 2017 After exports, inward remittance from the expatriates is the second highest revenue earning sector for Bangladesh. But the country suffered 2.55 per cent fall in inward remittances last fiscal year (FY). According to official statistics, the inflow of remittances came down to US$14.93 billion last

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TIB: Migrant visa process highly corrupt

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By: SM Najmus Sakib Dhaka Tribune | 9 March 2017 Rampant corruption by government officials is pushing up the visa processing cost for aspiring migrant workers by up to five times than the government-fixed rate, TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman has claimed. “Nine out of every 10 migrant workers are victims of corruption,” he said, while

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Bangladesh: 90% male migrant workers victims of corruption in 2016: TIB

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Star Online Report Around 90 percent male migrant workers fell victim of corruption in 2016, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said today. “Destination country’s employers and recruiting agents with Bangladesh recruiting agents deal with the buying and selling of Visas,” TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman alleged while replying to a query at a programme held at

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Bangladesh: Govt setting ceiling of charges

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By: Arafat Ara The Financial Express | 3 March 2017 The Bangladesh government has moved to fix a maximum ceiling of migration cost for Singapore-bound workers in a bid to check arbitrary charges by manpower recruiters, sources said. The expatriate welfare ministry is working to fix the cost based on a proposal made by the

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Caught Between Dreams and Reality

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By Fayeka Zabeen Siddiqua and Md Shahnawaz Khan Chandan The Daily Star | March 03, 2017 After three months as a migrant domestic worker in Saudi Arabia, Ejjatun Begum from Barisal realised one thing clearly – she had gotten herself into a trap. She finally understood that the local middleman, who had lured her with

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Lowering the costs of migration

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By: CR Abrar The Daily Star | 23 February 2017 For many, migration is a route out of poverty and a pathway to live in dignity. It is an integral part of globalisation. The world community has recognised that migration can contribute in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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