Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- A delegation of the Malaysian Home Ministry will come to Bangladesh in a couple of weeks to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government to reopen the labour market for Bangladeshi workers.
After signing of the MoU, the Malaysian cabinet will take the decision making ways for reopening their labour market for Bangladeshi workers within a month or two, Expatriate Welfare and Oversees Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain told reporters at the ministry in Dhaka on Wednesday on return from Kuala Lumpur
During his May 12-15 visit, the minister had meetings with the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, the Home Minister and the Human Resource Development Minister, and discussed the issues of reopening and expanding the Bangladesh labour market in Malaysia.
During the meetings, the minister said since the cost of immigration from Bangladesh is very high, the Bangladesh delegation proposed to make sure that a worker could realize his expenses with three months' salary.
The Bangladesh side also proposed to ensure that the concerned Malaysian company recruits workers for three to five years.
"The Malaysian government has offered to recruit manpower from Bangladesh under the Government to Government (G to G) arrangement to reduce the migration expenses and curb human trafficking," Mr. Mosharraf said.
He said presently Malaysia needs around 1-1.5 million foreign workers for development work of the country, of which Bangladesh is expected to send around five to seven lakh workers to Malaysia.
The minister also advised the workers not to give money to the fraudulent manpower agents for jobs in Malaysia.
BBN/SSR/AD-17May12-10:34 am (BST)
