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Host countries should implement a mandatory “migrant protection policy”
File photo of migrants gathering at the Biman Bangladesh Airlines office in Chattogram for their return plane tickets to the Middle East, in August 2020. Photo: Rajib Raihan
According to government data shared by Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMRRU), the average monthly return of migrant workers in the country increased by four times in the last three months compared to what it was in the previous five months. Data shows that between April 1 and August 27, some 85,790 migrant workers returned home from 26 countries, while the number of returnees increased to a little over 3.26 lakh as of November 30. While many of our workers were deported due to the coronavirus pandemic, many were forced to return due to a fall in global oil price and job losses in tourism, services and construction sectors in the Gulf countries.
3.26 lakh returned home in Apr-Nov
RMRRU report says monthly average of migrants returning home increased by 4 times in last 3 months
Representational image of Bangladeshi migrant workers. File Photo: Reuters Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The average monthly return of migrant workers increased by four times in the last three months than what was in previous five months, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMRRU) said yesterday.
Between April 1 and August 27, some 85,790 migrant workers returned home from 26 countries, RMMRU said, citing government data.
The number of returnees increased to a little over 3.26 lakh as of November 30, it said.
RMMRU shared the data while unveiling its report Pattern and Trends of Labour Migration 2020: Achievements and Challenges during a virtual press conference.