Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are important instruments between the countries of origin and countries of destination. They help regulate labour migration, protect migrant workers’ rights and guarantee condition... read more
Migration News Bangladesh | 27 August 2018 Reducing migration costs remain as a big challenge for Bangladesh though the Malaysian government decided to postpone hiring migrant workers from Bangladesh under the government to government plus recruitment sys... read more
New Age Bangladesh | 29 August 2018 Expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Nurul Islam on Tuesday said that the government would call for explanations from 10 recruiting agencies on allegation of monopoly and syndication in recruitment of... read more
By Md. Saidun Nabi Dhaka Tribune | 29 August 2018 Migration experts and stakeholders have said Bangladesh may temporarily suffer a fall in remittance inflows from Malaysia due to the latter’s decision to stop hiring Bangladeshi workers from September. B... read more
BDNews24 | 28 August 2018 The minister for expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment has said they are trying to understand the problem in the Malaysian market as the new government has announced a plan to stop hiring Bangladeshi workers under the cu... read more
The Star | 28 August 2018 PETALING JAYA: The government’s decision to stop using the Foreign Worker Application System (SPPA) will reduce the financial burden on Bangladeshi workers and their families who have been paying up to RM20,000 to work in Malay... read more
The Star | 27 August 2018 PETALING JAYA: The government will officially stop using the Foreign Worker Application System (SPPA) to hire workers from Bangladesh effective Sept 1. This follows the meeting of the Special Committee on Foreign Worker Manag... read more
The Independent | 26 August 2018 In a major policy development, the Malaysian government has cancelled the Government-to-Government (G2G) Plus recruitment system in a bid to stop the ‘syndicated monopoly business’ in recruiting migrant workers from Ba... read more
The Daily Star | 27 August 2018 Experts on labour migration and governance have demanded an investigation into the alleged monopoly of a syndicate in recruitment of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia. They have also called for effective measures to free the ... read more
By Sharif Khiam and Ali Nufael Benar News | 15 August 2018 Bangladesh has welcomed Malaysia’s decision to end a monopoly on recruitment of workers from the South Asian nation, saying the new measure would cut costs and allow fair competition. Ahmed M. S... read more