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Migrant worker
New financing initiative opens business opportunities for Bangladesh's return migrant workers
A new BDT 50 million financing initiative from SME Foundation and Karmasangsthan Bank, backed by ILO Bangladesh and the Embassy of Switzerland, will help return migrant workers turn overseas skills and savings into sustainable businesses - offering...
Fair recruitment
Migrant worker recruitment malpractices persist in Bangladesh as Government strives for fairness, accountability
Aligning Bangladesh's labour migration governance with relevant ILO conventions and the General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment and Definition of Recruitment Fees and Costs (2019) would go a long way in countering...
Migrant workers
Government of Bangladesh and ILO discuss with the private sector on reintegration of return migrant workers
ILO Bangladesh in collaboration with the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE), organized a workshop on the sustainable economic reintegration of return migrant workers in the Chattogram region on 12 June 2024.
Social protection
Gulf social security reforms create opportunities for protection for Bangladeshi migrant workers
Promoting cross-boundary collaboration to make social protection a reality for all migrant workers
Migrant workers
ILO, Bangladesh and Switzerland launch project for sustainable reintegration of migrant workers
The Governments of Bangladesh and Switzerland, together with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) extend their long-standing partnership with a new project on sustainable reintegration for returnee migrant workers.
Fact sheet
Reintegration for Bangladesh's Migrant Workers
This factsheet provides a quick snapshot of the migrant re-integration project in Bangladesh
Gendering migration pathways from Bangladesh to Jordan and Lebanon: Before and after the COVID-19 pandemic
This research report offers valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by Bangladeshi migrant workers, particularly, women, before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It also highlights the unique characteristics of Jordan and...
Migrant workers
Bangladesh Government and ILO partner to support returning migrant workers’ re-integration into the labour force
The Government of Bangladesh, through the Economic Relations Division (ERD) in the Ministry of Finance today signed an agreement with ILO for a project that will enhance policies, capacities, and systems for inclusive and sustainable reintegration...
Women migrant workers
Media representation of women migrant workers: A critical look
The study reviews how overseas women migrant workers are characterized in print and electronic media in accordance with gender, class and geographic stereotypes. It critically assesses how women's multiple roles as workers, earners, investors,...
Women migrant workers
Rebels, victims, agents of change: The singular histories of women migrant workers
The purpose of this ethnographic study is to shed light on how women view their migration and work abroad. The findings challenge conventional narratives on labour migration of women and bring out important perspectives that invaluably inform...
Human trafficking
Policy brief on anti-trafficking laws, policies and practices (Bangla)
This brief provides the ten most common misperceptions among policy makers, related facts and recommended laws, policies and practices on human trafficking drawing on the experience of the Work in Freedom programme.
Report
In the corridors of remittance: Cost and use of remittances in Bangladesh
This study on the importance of remittances in livelihood strategy for Bangladeshi households.
Report overview
Bangladesh: In the corridors of remittance
Report
Skilling the workforce: Labour migration and skills recognition and certification in Bangladesh
This report provides a survey of the institutional arrangement in respect of technical and vocational skills in Bangladesh as well as brings out the variety of factors recognized to influence preparation of the workers for overseas employment.
Report overview
Skilling the workforce: Labour migration and skills recognition and certification in Bangladesh
Project
Reintegration for Migrant Workers: Enhancing Policies, Capacities and Systems for Inclusive and Sustainable Reintegration