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Comprehensive database for migrant workers launched with IOM support
The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE) on Monday launched a digital platform, Returning Migrants Management of Information Systems (ReMiMIS), to collect, analyze, and store data of returning migrants to Bangladesh.
Dhaka seeks proactive global support to end Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh has sought an effective and proactive support from the international community to find a solution to Rohingya crisis apart from management of huge displacement.
‘Bangladesh’s labour migration sector needs revamping’
Bangladesh urgently needs to produce skilled migrant workers through reskilling and up-skilling considering the long-term development of the country.
'Covid & socio-economic fallout pose high risks to Asia-Pacific migrants'
The Covid-19 pandemic and its socio-economic fallout pose high risks to migrant workers in the Asia-Pacific, a new report by the United Nations has claimed.
IOM Dhaka's 'Concert for Migrants' aimed at 8 million Bangladeshi migrants worldwide
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will host a 'Concert for Migrants' virtually to celebrate International Migrants Day (IMD) on Friday.
81 million jobs lost as COVID-19 creates turmoil in Asia Pacific labour markets: ILO
Massive drops in working hours due to the Covid-19 crisis have had a devastating effect on jobs and incomes in Asia and the Pacific, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
COVID-19: Dhaka seeks greater global support for migrant workers
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima has sought greater international support for migrant workers to cope up with COVID-19 job market and beyond.
Stranded migrants need dignified return: UN body
The UN Committee on Migrant Workers has called on governments to take immediate action to address the inhumane conditions of migrant workers stranded in detention camps and ensure their orderly, safe and dignified return to their home countries.
Migrant workers stage demo for 3rd consecutive day
Migrant workers staged demonstrations in front of the Expatriate Welfare Ministry in Eskaton area of the capital on Wednesday morning, demanding extension of tenures of visas and Iqamas, and arrangement of air tickets for returning to Saudi Arabia.
Bangladesh to send workers to 6 more countries
The government has taken an initiatives to send workers to six new countries as a part of efforts to export manpower to alternative labour markets.