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Good practices and provisions in multilateral and bilateral labour agreements and memoranda of understanding

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Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are important instruments between the countries of origin and countries of destination. They help regulate labour migration, protect migrant workers’ rights and guarantee conditions for decent work. The Government of Bangladesh has been developing bilateral relationships with countries in the Middle East and East Asia on […]

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New law will bar recruitment companies from mobilising individual agents

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Online Khabar | 17 August 2018 Kathmandu – The government is preparing to amend the existing foreign employment law, which will effectively restrict rights of recruitment companies and protect aspiring migrant workers’ rights. The government is currently mulling over the bill to amend the existing Foreign Employment Act. If the Federal Parliament endorses the bill

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Bangladesh Welcomes Malaysian Effort to Open Foreign Worker Hiring Process

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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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Foreign Workers: Nepal slams the door, unhappy with company monopoly

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PETALING JAYA: The government of Nepal has barred its workers from coming to Malaysia with immediate effect. The move comes as the Nepalese government expressed its unhappiness with “restrictive” immigration requirements its workers faced before they can be gainfully employed in this country. This includes having to go through a private company for security and

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