Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam, BSc today said the governments of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Iraq have legalized some 10,77,000 undocumented Bangladeshi overseas workers as a result of successful diplomatic efforts of the present government.“Bangladeshi undocumented workers…
New York – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh looks forward to working with the new Myanmar leadership to find a lasting solution to the refugee issue and urged the other international partners to remain engaged in this regard,…
United Nations 19 (AP/UNB) – The U.N. human right chief said the summit – the high-level U.N. General Assembly meeting – on refugee and migrants was necessary because the international community has failed to protect those caught in the world’s…
More than 10 million people have been displaced across the globe in the first half of 2016, with Syria, Yemen and Turkey topping the list, according to estimates compiled by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC).
Kuwait has once again imposed a ban on recruiting workers from Bangladesh, local media reports say.It comes months after the Gulf nation reopened its manpower market for Bangladesh under certain conditions, reports the Kuwait Times.It said the interior ministry took…
Carl Manlan Yamoussoukro – The billions of dollars in aid delivered to Africa annually may do the continent much good, but it cannot deliver a solution to poverty. Only creating more high-quality jobs can do that. The question is how.…
Libya (AP/UNB) — Italian naval ships and vessels from non-government groups rescued thousands of migrants off the Libyan coast on Monday, the latest surge in desperate attempts to flee to Europe driven by war, poverty, and human traffickers.
Recruitment company faulted for not respecting dignity and privacy of the helpers Manama: A recruitment company has waded into controversy and will face tough action after it displayed three of its domestic helper staff at a mall in the Eastern…
Dhaka – The Ministry of Labor and Social Development of Saudi Arabia has lifted the ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers as of Wednesday, UNB news agency reported. The ban was in force for the past six years except…
Gee Isa-al No one leaves their home country to work abroad, without wanting to build a better life for themselves and their families. Unfortunately, poor decisions often limit the benefits that the migrant worker experience delivers. Author Gee Isa-al is…
Some 2,977 people have perished in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year, with people dying at a rate of around 20 a day since March.The benchmark of nearly 3,000 was reached faster this year than in any previous year…
Robert Engelman Ask environmental leaders where voluntary family planning fits into their organizations’ missions and goals, and most will draw a blank. Their tasks are hard and often controversial enough without promoting expanded access to contraception, some might respond. Others…
The migration cost for Bangladeshi workers is the highest in the world that eats up a bulk part of the remittance sent by its expatriates, said Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Prof Mustafizur Rahman here on…
Dhaka – Some 35 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from India on Friday through the Benapole border in Jessore after languishing in a jail there for three years, UNB news agency has reported.
Kuwait has become the first Gulf Arab country to set a minimum wage for its hundreds of thousands of domestic servants.A notice published on the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry’s website on Thursday listed the minimum salary as 60 Kuwaiti dinars ($198)…
Dubai workers training course on labours’ rights, dues, occupational health and safety has started, and so far 509 workers have attended the awareness educational programme.The workers received approved certificates from Major General Obaid Muhair Bin Surour, Chairman of the Permanent…
Dhaka — A Singapore court has sentenced four Bangladeshi workers to jail terms of up to five years for allegedly planning attacks linked to the Islamic State group in Bangladesh, UNB news agency reported. The four are Mizanur Rahman, 31,…
Muscat: To benefit expatriate workers, the government of Nepal and Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide social security and (pension) provident fund to migrant workers.
How should policymakers in the Middle East’s Gulf States manage their countries’ large expatriate workforces? In Saudi Arabia, foreign nationals account for roughly one-third of the population. In Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, nine out of every ten residents…
Geneva, (AP/UNB) – The U.N. refugee agency says persecution and conflict in places like Syria and Afghanistan raised the total number of refugees and internally displaced people worldwide to a record 65.3 million at the end of last year. The…
Kuwait: In a recent session, the parliament approved amending the law to establish a closed shareholding company to recruit domestic helpers and referred it to the government. The first article of the law stipulates establishing a closed shareholding company that…
Rome – On the International Day of Family Remittances, 16 June, Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), calls for greater recognition of the vital financial contribution migrants make to the economic stability of their…
KUWAIT: Kuwait Interior Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship and Passport Affairs Major General Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah issued a circular to immigration departments in Kuwait’s six governorates allowing citizens to bring Bangladeshi domestic helpers.
Bangladesh Textile-Garments Workers Federation on Thursday urged the government for budget allocation to bring the readymade garment (RMG) workers under rationing. At a roundtable discussion on budget for workers at Jatiya Press Club, the Federation also raised the demand to…
Protesters across France are marching to voice their anger at labor reforms being championed by the country’s Socialist government.
Dhaka – The European Union (EU) has offered cooperation to Bangladesh in designing a special programme for the reintegration of returnees as Bangladesh wants a ‘return and reintegration package’ for its ‘irregular’ migrants living in European countries, UNB news agency…
By Harriet Salem Greece is now scrambling to implement a new deal between European leaders and Ankara that will likely see thousands of migrants and refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other poor and war-torn countries deported back to Turkey.…
Taqdeer Award is an outstanding initiative to encourage employers to improve their employment practices and the award can well be a model for countries in the area to enhance their labour welfare steps, said asenior official from the International Labour…
Brussels – The European Union outline deal with Turkey announced on March 8, 2016, contradicts EU principles guaranteeing the right to seek asylum and against collective expulsions. EU and Turkish leaders meeting in Brussels announced an agreement in principle to…
By Thalif Deen In recent days, some countries are building barriers to limit the flow of refugees to Europe. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS United Nations (IPS) – When the United Nations commemorated “Zero Discrimination Day” on March 1, there was an…