The Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE) will provide Tk 25000 each as subsidy for the Saudi Arabia-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers to bear quarantine cost. Workers who stayed or will stay in compulsory institutional quarantine at their own expense from
Help stranded BD migrants retain their job in KSA 24 May 2021
SAUDI-BOUND Bangladeshi migrant workers are facing complexities over their flights following the new travel terms and conditions imposed by the Saudi government. They include medical insurance covering the risk of corona infections and hotel reservation for quarantine. Otherwise, the Saudi authorities said, the migrants shall be deported and banned indefinitely from entering the Kingdom.
Because of the travel advisory, Biman Bangladesh Airlines had suspended its flights to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while the Saudia Airlines has decided to take an additional charge of Tk 70,000 for hotel quarantine. In addition, the plane fare of the airlines was doubled from the regular airfare. According to media reports on Sunday, sources at the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training say, It is an internal KSA issue but we are discussing how to facilitate our migrants with low cost travel to that country. On the other ha
Ensure Justice for Migrant Workers
Bangladesh is one of the top labour sending countries of the world. In the last decade, the number of Bangladeshis migrating abroad for employment has increased almost 100 times since the mid-1970s, when labour migration to the Gulf region commenced. Migrant workers have not only been contributing to the country’s foreign exchange reserves, they alleviate the pressure to create local employment opportunities for the tens of thousands of people that enter the job market in Bangladesh each year. A number of studies have highlighted how migration not only contributes to the economic wellbeing of the members of migrant households, it also develops their human potential through access to nutrition, healthcare and education. With increases in purchasing power, migrant households also generate demand for goods and services at the local market. Therefore, migration triggers a range of positive outcomes for migrant households, local communities an