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.
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Bangladesh: Female domestic workers who returned home during COVID-19 are subject to wage theft, exploitation & lack access to justice Women migrants wages are also stolen, 19 April 2021
[Bangladeshi domestic worker] Riya claims that her [Saudi Arabian] employer hasnât paid her 10 monthsâ salary, which is around USD2700.
In addition to the denial of wages, she was subjected to exploitative working conditions.
Riya had migrated to Saudi Arabia in 2016 through an agency after spending USD700 as a recruitment fee.
According to BOMSA general secretary Sheikh Rumana, 36 women migrants have returned during the last three months and 95 in 2020 after being subjected to wage theft and exploitation.