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Dhaka asks Kuwait for full probe into workers' incidents

Staff Correspondent
Foreign and Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday requested Kuwait to conduct a full probe into the recent incidents involving Bangladeshi workers.
In a letter addressed to Kuwait's Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Khalid Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, he said it was a common interest of the two FROM PAGE 1
nations that such incidents should not occur, says a foreign ministry handout.
Meanwhile, Kuwait deported 61 more Bangladeshi workers yesterday, bringing the number of deportees to 818 in more than a week, according to the Bureau ol Manpower Employment and Thuning.
The Gulf nation started sending Bangladeshis back following a series of demonstrations over pay hike and other demands.
"Many are being mercilessly deported to Bangladesh empty-handed for the fault of a few. when we are strong in principle to abide by laws, it is expected that our peace-loving workers would not suffer," the advise said.
He addressed another letter to Kuwaiti Labour Minister Bader Fahad Al Duwalia expressing the hope that the situation would return to normal through his initiatives and that Bangladesh community would continue contributing to the socio economicdcvelopmentofKuwait.
Earlier on Tuesday, the adviser addressed another letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Dr Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah requesting his personal initiative to resolve the problems.
Speaking to the media, Iftekhar said he welcomes Kuwaiti Cabinet decision to fix the minimum wages of foreign workers at 40 Kuwaiti dinar and hopes that all Kuwaiti employers will abide by it.
"I'm sure the Kuwaitis did not forget that Bangladeshi soldiers joined Kuwait for restoring its freedom and sovereignty when it was under foreign aggression," Iftekhar said.
Bangladesh Juba Moitree, meanwhile, demanded that Kuwait take back all the deportees, saying these workers were forced to demonstrate to draw attention of the authorities, as it was impossible for them to survive with the minimum wage.
"But Kuwait treated the workers
cruelly by forcible deportation," says a press release of Juba Moitree.
Such treatment of Kuwait goes against the convention of International Labour Organization, Juba Moitree leaders said at a meeting at its Topkhana Road office, demanding strengthening the diplomatic efforts immediately.
Blaming recruiting agencies of Bangladesh and the employers of the labour receiving countries for not playing their due roles to protect workers' rights, they said Bangladeshi workers play a vital role for the economy of the Middle Eastern countries as well as Bangladesh, but they are not given properattention.
Bangladesh Juba Moitree Central General Secretary Sadakat Hossain Khan Babul chaired the meeting attended by other leaders - Mostafa Alamgir Ratan, Kishore Roy, Saiful Islam Tapan, Salauddin Niloy and Shamlma Sultana Shaon.
Kuwait has meanwhile decided to pay the arrears of the deportees through the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait, says a handout of Press Information Department.
The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment asked all the deportees to submit their names, copies of passport or travel permits, civil ID of Kuwait, names of the employing company and address, dates of going to Kuwait and returning home, duration and amount of arrears to the Bureau of Manpower Employment and "Raining at 89/2 Kalcrail, Dhaka-1000 or nearest District Manpower Employment offices.
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Dhaka in a press release yesterday said some media reports stating that Bangladeshi workers are facing problems and thousands of them are being deported by Saudi authorities are baseless.
"In fact, the Bangladeshi brotherly workers are being treated in Saudi Arabia with immense importance as well as Islamic and humanitarian care. So, the matter should be taken with carefulness."