7 Bangladeshis on a migrant boat die of hypothermia

Seven Bangladeshi migrants, who were on a boat from Libya towards the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, have died of hypothermia, Italian Prosecutor Luigi Patronaggio said in a statement yesterday.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM

No special quotas for expatriats

Malaysian Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin yesterday said his country will no longer give special quotas for the recruitment of foreign workers, reports The Star.
22 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Malaysia scraps special quota for foreign worker recruitment

No more special quotas will be given for the recruitment of foreign workers in Malaysia, the country's Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said today.
22 January 2022, 10:54 AM

Malaysia recruitment: All legal agents can now send workers

All authorised recruiting agencies will get opportunities to send workers to Malaysia, said Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Why so much secrecy over Malayisa-Bangladesh MoU to recruit workers?

Malaysia’s agreement with Bangladesh on labour intake is shrouded in so much secrecy that even employers and agents do not have any access to details, reports a Free Malaysia Today opinion piece penned by K Parkaran.
17 January 2022, 12:36 PM

25 Bangladeshi recruitment agencies to send workers to Malaysia

A total of 25 Bangladeshi recruitment agencies and 250 sub-agencies are expected to be involved in the recruitment of migrant workers for Malaysia, reports news portal Malaysiakini citing sources.
10 January 2022, 12:16 PM

Regular migration to greece: Doors open next month

Migrant workers from Bangladesh may soon be able to go to Greece by legal means as the two countries are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding in this regard next month.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Migration bounces back

Migration of Bangladeshi workers is set to increase by one and a half times of what was amid the pandemic last year, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) said yesterday.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

'Migration of Bangladeshi expats likely increased 1.5 times in 2021'

With current trends, migration of Bangladeshi workers likely increased by one-and-a-half times this year than what was amid the pandemic last year, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit said today.
30 December 2021, 14:33 PM

‘Syndicate responsible for Malaysia's ban on recruitment from Bangladesh now controlling airfare’

A syndicate responsible for Malaysia's ban on migrant worker recruitment from Bangladesh over corruption and irregularities is now controlling airfares to the Middle East, said manpower exporters at a meeting.
29 December 2021, 13:58 PM

Female Migrant Workers: Over half return with shattered dreams

Some 55 percent of 323 female migrant workers’ return to the country was either unexpected or forced, says a study by the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Workers’ Migration to Malaysia: Some old issues still remain

Kuala Lumpur is set to resume hiring Bangladeshi workers, more than three years after the then Malaysian government, led by Mahathir Mohamad, froze fresh recruitment from Bangladesh citing forced labour and high migration costs.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Migrant Integration: Most returnees find employment

As much as 65 percent of the returnee migrants in Bangladesh have managed to find employment, found a study by the International Organisation for Migration.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM

MoU on recruitment in Malaysia: What benefits will Bangladeshi workers get?

Bangladesh and Malaysia on December 19 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on employment of Bangladeshi workers in the southeast Asian country.
22 December 2021, 08:06 AM

Migrants may start leaving for Malaysia by January

The government hopes to start sending workers to Malaysia by January.
21 December 2021, 18:00 PM

At least 160 migrants drowned in Mediterranean in one week: IOM

At least 160 migrants have drowned off Libya's coast after their boats sank over the past week, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday.
21 December 2021, 16:55 PM

Labour Migration to Malaysia: Employers to bear costs at their end

Employers in Malaysia will bear Bangladeshi workers’ migration costs incurred in that country, the expatriates’ welfare ministry said in a press release after the signing of an MoU between the two countries.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Recruitment in Malaysia: Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur sign MoU 

Bangladesh and Malaysia today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on employment of Bangladeshi workers in the southeast Asian country.
19 December 2021, 06:12 AM

Recruitment from Bangladesh: Malaysia opens doors, finally

Malaysia will soon open its market for Bangladeshi workers, ending a freeze of more than three years, but concerns remain over the syndication of a few agents and the high cost of migration -- major factors behind labour exploitation in the past.
17 December 2021, 18:00 PM

International Migrants Day: Migration cost high, pay low

Shahidul Mia (not his real name) spent about Tk 4 lakh to get employed in Saudi Arabia last year.
17 December 2021, 18:00 PM