Dhaka urges Beirut, Amman to hire more Bangladeshis
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam called on the Lebanon government to hire more Bangladeshi workers while meeting Lebanese Interior and Municipalities Minister Nouhad Machnouk yesterday, said a ministry press release.
The two ministers agreed to ensure safe migration for outbound workers so that they do not fall prey to exploitations by middlemen.
Earlier, while meeting Lebanese Labour Minister Sejaan Azzi, Nurul Islam requested him to hire workers from Bangladesh for construction and service sectors, and to increase salaries of the Bangladeshis working there. Sejaan assured Nurul Islam emphasised reducing migration costs, expediting recruitment processes and cutting the middlemen.
Earlier on Monday, Nurul Islam visited Jordan where he met the country's Labour Minister Ali Al Gezawi and called on him to hire the Bangladeshis for agriculture and construction sectors, apart from recruiting in apparel sector.
Labour migration from Bangladesh to Jordan is increasing following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries in 2012.
Currently, around 1.5 lakh Bangladeshis are working in Lebanon and 1.25 lakh in Jordan, the press release added.
The minister accompanied by other high-ups reached Jordan on August 5 and Lebanon on August 10.
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