BCSM Chair Prof CR Abrar also focused strongly on expanding skill development knowledge.
Former foreign secretary Shahidul Haque indicated on the importance of political commitment regarding the wellbeing of migrant workers.
Anisul Islam Mahmud, chairman of the parliamentary committee on Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry, said proper allocation and dissemination of appropriate information should be a significant objective to enhance the current status of labour migration.
Lawmaker Tanvir Shakil Joy, member of the caucus, said the state is doing very little in comparison to the role of migrant workers in the country s development.
Bangladesh ambassador to Jordan Nahida Sobhan urged to integrate the activities of different ministries in national budget allocation process.
Int’l Migration Day Today: Present grim, future worrying
As pandemic hits country’s labour migration hard
Shahadat Hossain was all set to fly to Saudi Arabia in March as a date farm worker, dreaming of a better life for his family members. But before he could make his journey, came the deadly Covid-19, suspending air communications with the Gulf countries in mid-March.
Like everything that came to a staggering halt, Shahadat s scheduled migration was suspended. The 30-year-old from Chandpur now drives a CNG-run auto-rickshaw to earn a living as his documents are under process for a visa reissuance by the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Dhaka.