Bangladesh needs to work with Malaysia to protect workers: The Daily Star

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In its editorial, the paper urges the Bangladesh government to engage in diplomacy with host countries to ensure Bangladeshi workers are not being deprived of their rights.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DHAKA - On June 22, Malaysian authorities announced that they will no longer recruit foreign workers until at least the end of the year, as they have decided to prioritise jobs for locals amid the economic slowdown caused by the global pandemic.

There has already been an exodus of migrant workers returning to Bangladesh after losing their jobs, especially from the Gulf countries. According to the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit , a global campaign against"wage theft" of migrant workers is underway to stop countries from deporting migrant workers without giving them their dues, and Bangladeshi workers are increasingly vulnerable to this.

 

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