Stop sending Bangladeshi women to Middle East
The other day I was listening to an audio interview of an eminent Bangladeshi on VOA. He was highlighting the cost-benefit aspects of sending Bangladeshi women in the KSA as domestic workers. The poor, uneducated and vulnerable women hailing mostly from rural areas are under the illusion that a rosy future in the Middle East is waiting for them. In the KSA, our domestic workers have to work in harsh conditions. They remain confined to their employers' house and suffer silently. While other Asian countries have reportedly stopped sending domestic workers to the KSA and other Middle Eastern countries, Bangladesh is still sending its workers to those countries. I believe our government is capable of engaging these poor women in other more dignified work.
S. A. Samad
Ohio, USA
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