Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque has been elected as the Committee on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW). He polled 39 votes to get elected in the election that took place in New York on Thursday. This is the second highest number of votes bagged by any candidate at ... Read more
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South Korea introduces skills test
Migrant Workers South Korea introduces skills test South Korea has introduced a skills test aimed at assessing and improving the competence of Bangladeshi migrants to that country, officials of the country’s human resources development (HRD) said yesterday. The test involves evaluating Bangladeshi workers at three different levels — intelligence, physical fitness and language competence
11 nations unite to fight malpractice
Miseries of Migrant Workers 11 nations unite to fight malpractice Eleven Asian labour-sending countries yesterday agreed to eliminate shady practices in labour migration process and any discrimination against migrant workers. This was stated in the 10-point Dhaka Declaration the nations adopted after a two-day ministerial consultation on contractual labour migration, known as Colombo Process, at ... Read more
Govt moves to legalise 25,000 migrant workers
The government moved to legalise around 25,000 Bangladeshi workers illegally staying in Greece in the backdrop of over 43,000 Bangladeshi illegal migrant workers being sent back from different countries. Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said this in parliament in response to lawmakers’