News (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged
foreign countries where Bangladeshi expatriate workers are being taken, to
take appropriate measures so that they are not exposed to fraudulence.
“I request the countries where the Bangladeshi workers are being taken to
initiate appropriate measures to stop recurrence of fraudulence victimizing our
workers,” she said while inaugurating the World Migrants Day at the
Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) here.
The premier simultaneously asked foreign-bound workers to become aware
against fraudulence as many of them were going abroad by selling their lands
and properties for an overseas job.
“I urge all to be aware about the fraudulence. The people are even sending
their wives alongside their sons and daughters after being allured to get
good jobs abroad. Many incidents of selling own wives have even happened. It
is very regretful,”
She sounded a note of warning saying, “We will take appropriate measures
against those (recruiting agencies) who are involved in the misdeeds.”
The premier called upon the Bangladeshi overseas jobseekers to receive
proper training before going abroad as it is very much essential.
“It’s very unfortunate that the people who want to go to abroad with a job
are less interested to receive training. They fall in danger after going
abroad due to lack of skill,” she said.
The prime minister said her government has been providing training to the
people intending to go abroad with jobs.
She said many people fell prey to the danger for not getting appropriate
training. “It’s very regretful and it needs to be addressed.”
The Prime Minister asked the overseas jobseekers to verify job, salary and
security measures properly before going to any country as there is
registration system here in Bangladesh now.
In this regard, she also urged all of the country’s rural areas to be
careful so that none can fall victim of such fraud.
In the function, the Prime Minister inaugurated the insurance coverage
system for migrant workers and handed over the insurance policy to an
overseas jobseeker.
She also handed over cheques of stipends to two meritorious students as
part of the distribution of some Taka 4.5 crore as stipends to 3,225
meritorious children of migrant workers.
Besides, Sheikh Hasina provided Commercially Important Person (CIP) awards
to two non-residents Bangladeshis (NRB) as the government conferred the CIP
awards to 42 Bangladeshi expatriates on the occasion of the International
Migrants Day 2019.
Later, the Prime Minister opened the migration fair at the venue.
Minister of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmad, MP,
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Expatriates’ Welfare and
Overseas Employment Ministry Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud, Chief of Mission,
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Bangladesh Giorgi Gigauri,
Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) President
Benjir Ahmed, MP, and Secretary of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas
Employment Ministry Md Salim Reza spoke on the occasion.
A video documentary was screened on the occasion.
