Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB) – Some 130 Bangladeshi workers were sent back home from Saudi Arabia on Thursday night amid a crackdown on undocumented workers.
Tag: Manpower
The world and the UN must reduce population growth
by Frank Götmark, Robin Maynard Gothenburg/London – On September 24-25, world leaders will gather at the United Nations in New York to review progress toward the UN’s 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs, which aim “to…
BD HC unhappy over monopoly in manpower export to Malaysia
Dhaka, Aug 21 – The High Court on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over slow progress of the inter-ministerial committee’s investigation over the allegations of monopoly practised by 10 recruiting agencies engaged in recruitment of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.
Poorest nations weighed down by fastest growing populations
By Thalif DeenReprint| UN, Jun 24 2019 (IPS) – With a new report projecting a rise in population, specifically in Asia and Africa, the United Nations has warned that continued rapid population growth presents enormous challenges for sustainable development in…
Croatia to recruit manpower from Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB)— Croatia has expressed its interest in recruiting quality human resources from Bangladesh in the near future. Croatia’s Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Labour and Pension System Drazen Opalic said that his country will soon forward…
New work-permit issuance system for domestic workers in Bahrain
A NEW system to issue work permits for domestic workers will be launched next month in a bid to reduce the number of transactions. Biometrics and other details of domestic workers will be registered by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority…
‘Remittances bring economic stability to families, countries’
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…
Workers demand budget allocation to introduce rationing in RMG sector
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…
EU to support reintegration of undocumented migrants after return
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…
Dubai’s Taqdeer Award an excellent model in labour practices: ILO official
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…
Labour Friends of Bangladesh meet foreign minister
The visiting delegation of the Labour Friends of Bangladesh (LFoB) on Monday met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and appreciated the significant contribution made by Bangladesh Diaspora in the UK.
Qatar to recruit 3 lakh BD labour
Qatar has shown interest to recruit about three lakh overseas jobseekers from Bangladesh over the next two years.Qatar Administrative Development and Labour and Social Affairs Minister Issa Saad Al-Jafali Al-Nuaimi said this at a bilateral meeting with the visiting Bangladesh…
GCC expatriates sent $100 billion home in 2014
Bahrain: Expatriates working in Gulf countries sent $100 billion in the form of remittances to their home countries in 2014, according to the latest report confirmed by the World Bank. The amount is estimated at four per cent to 10pc…
Why using 360 degree feedback in organisations is a better idea
Engr Syeda Tanzia Abedin Can any organisation run smoothly without performance appraisals? No, it is practically impossible. To put it simply, performance appraisal is a process of evaluating an employee’s job performance relative to his or her performance standards and…
RMG workers put up barricade on Abdullahpur-Bipile road
The workers of a readymade garment (RMG) factory at Jamgara in Ashulia area of the upazila at the outskirts of the capital put up a barricade on Abdullahpur-Bipile road Monday, following the death of a fellow worker in a road…
Can Oman labour reforms catch on in the Gulf
by Sharan Burrow The tale of two Gulf countries is a real puzzle. Oman and Qatar both are petroleum-rich, with roughly 1.7 million migrant workers. Here the similarities end. My first visit to Oman this month showed me there is…
Germany to spend extra €6bn to fund record influx of 800,000 refugees
States and local governments will be given €3bn while federal government allocates €3bn extra to pay for benefits, says ruling coalition The German government will spend an extra €6bn (£4.4bn) to cope with this year’s record influx of refugees, the…
Migrants reach Austria, Germany after long ordeal
Austria and Germany have taken in thousands of migrants who crossed the border after days stuck in Hungary. After being welcomed at the Austrian frontier by volunteers, many went directly to Vienna and on to Munich in southern Germany. The…
Five reflections on Europe’s migrant crisis
Mark Urban I’m in Berlin reporting for Newsnight at the moment on the crisis engulfing Europe. Here are a few of the wider issues I think it’s worth reflecting on. People Are Seeking a Better Life Arguments about names –…
Aylan Kurdi: The toddler now a symbol of refugee crisis in Europe
Aylan Kurdi has become the symbol of the refugee crisis in Europe. He was washed up dead on the shores of Bodrum in southwest Turkey. The three year old toddler drowned in the Mediterranean Sea along with his five-year-old brother…
Migrant crisis: EU calls emergency talks
The European Union has called emergency talks on tackling the bloc’s escalating migration crisis. The EU presidency said interior ministers from all 28 member states would hold an extraordinary meeting on 14 September, and the crisis had reached “unprecedented proportions”.…
Bangladeshis’ boat capsize death toll off Libya might rise to 24
Eighteen more Bangladesh nationals are feared dead in two Europe-bound boats capsize in the Mediterranean. Six have already been declared dead. The chargé d’affaires Mozammel Haque of the Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli, is being run from Tunisia due to conflict…
Four arrests over Austria lorry deaths
Hungarian police say they have arrested four people over the discovery of the bodies of 71 migrants, thought to be Syrian, in a lorry in Austria.
8 Bangladeshis among the hundereds dead in boat capsize off Libya
Eight Bangladesh nationals, including two children, were among those died after two boats carrying about 500 migrants sank off Libya, said an official on Friday night. “The death toll is so far eight,” Counsellor (labour), Bangladesh Embassy to Libya, now…
Libya boats capsize off Zuwara carrying hundreds
Hundreds of people are feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsized off the Libyan city of Zuwara, residents and officials say. The first boat, which signalled for help early on Thursday, had nearly 50 people on…
A record 4,400 migrants rescued on the Mediterranean in a single day
By Gillian Mohney At least 4,400 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, breaking the record for the number of rescues made in a single day, according to the Italian Coast Guard. A variety of international vessels, including…
Qatar’s Labour City ready to house 50,000 workers
DOHA: The Gulf region’s largest and most modern complex of labour camps, Labour City, located in the Industrial Area here, which can accommodate tens of thousands of workers is ready for renting out its premises to interested companies. The City,…
Bahrain cracks down on undocumented foreign labour
By Islam Al Zaini The government of Bahrain has launched a crackdown on undocumented migrant workers, effectively giving them the option to correct their residency status. The initiative comes as the country reels under an economic crisis due to ballooning…
Awami League activists getting Asylum as opposition workers
From New York Office The ruling party of Bangladesh Awami League Activists in United States of America from Bangladesh, are getting asylum by using opposition party documents. They are using fake identities as members of Banglades’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist…
Expats can change jobs after serving double the contract term
An expatriate will be allowed to transfer his/her sponsorship after spending a period that is twice the employment duration mentioned in the contract with the current employer, or after a 10-year period in case of open contracts with the approval…