Countries and companies which have traditionally relied on migrant workers from South Asia, particularly India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, are now exploring other alternatives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And as India battles with its second wave of COVID infections, companies have no option but to face project delays and disruptions for the time being.
There is not yet any conclusive data on just how badly the coronavirus has impacted migration in South Asia, which is one of the biggest hubs of migrant labor globally, but the few statistics that are available paint a stark picture. India and Bangladesh, two of biggest sending countries in the region, recorded a colossal dip in migration flow in 2020.
Covid-19 test fee payment only through Nagad
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6th April, 2021 07:14:34
The payment for Covid-19 test fees through Nagad has received a huge response as the mobile financial arm of the Postal Department has made it easier for the people to carry out the transaction hassle-free and by maintaining social distancing.
Nagad is the only operator that is providing the service to the people during the pandemic and the service discourages the use of printed notes, thus helping limit the spread of the virus, said a press release.
In a joint initiative with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the government, Nagad has been providing the opportunity to the people to avail the Covid-19 test at the lowest cost in the country. The service of Nagad can be availed in Dhaka, Chattogram and Noakhali.
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South Asia’s migrant workers are facing a jobs crisis both at home and abroad
Migrant workers wait to get their Covid-19 tests as they return to look for jobs in New Delhi, India, on 18 August 2020.
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Migrant workers wait to get their Covid-19 tests as they return to look for jobs in New Delhi, India, on 18 August 2020.
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In February 2020, PK Valsala, a 45-year-old single woman from Kerala, south India, went to Oman to start a job as a domestic worker. She was sent to Kish Island in Iran by her Omani employer to change her tourist visa into a work visa. She landed on 22 February and was scheduled to return to Oman on 26 February.
2021-01-10 15:05:24 GMT2021-01-10 23:05:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
DHAKA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) COVID-19 pandemic delivered a hammer blow to Bangladeshis seeking overseas employment last year.
Fresh employment fell by 482,528 between January and December last year, according to the Bangladeshi government s Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET), the largest decrease in about a decade.
This was the biggest decrease since 2002 when 225,256 Bangladeshis found overseas employment.
BMET figures show that the number of Bangladeshis heading overseas to work plummeted by 68.92 percent last year. 217,631 Bangladeshis found jobs abroad in 2020, down from 700,159 during 2019, the BMET data showed.
Of the total overseas employment in 2020, the BMET showed more than two-thirds of Bangladeshi workers secured jobs in the Middle East countries.