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Ensure access to justice for Bangladeshi migrant workers
Institutional mechanisms must make the labour recruitment process more transparent and accountable
Illustration: Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo
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 dem
The pandemic-induced travel bans and lockdowns have direly reduced job opportunities for overseas Pakistanis. Due to the prevalent situation, only 224,000 Pakistanis got employment opportunities abroad in 2020 a significant reduction from the pre-Covid times.
What affects Pakistan’s remittance inflows?
The inflows from Western economies has grown substantially: remittances for June-December
Remittances to Pakistan have remained over $2 billion for seven consecutive months despite the Covid-related global economic slowdown. Last week, we discussed a possible reason for this growth: the increasing popularity of formal money transfer channels among Pakistani migrants. This explanation is particularly valid in case of Pakistani workers residing in GCC countries.
Another reason which may help better understand the increase in remittances from Western countries is the increase in investments by overseas Pakistanis. The inflows from Western economies has grown substantially: remittances for June-December from the United States grew 27%, from the UK by 48%, and from EU countries by 56%. Prolonged lockdowns and related economic weakness of these countries made investing in developing countries like Pakistan an attractive proposition. The amou