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Migrant Workers

Dhaka demands compensations for returnees

Staff Correspondent
The countries hiring workers from other nations must pay damages to migrant workers if they are forced to return home, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hasan Mahmud..
If migrant workers are forced to leave due to the global recession, it must be ensured that they get compensations and are allowed to stay in the country for a reasonable period to seek remedy for unpaid wages, he told an international dialogue on 'Effective Respect for the Human Rights of Migrants: a Shared Responsibility' in Geneva, Switzerland on
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Thursday.
Meantime, at least 37 workers returned from Malaysia, 45 from United Arab Emirates (UAE), two from Saudi Arabia and seven from other countries yesterday on special travel passes either for unemployment or overstay increasing the number of such returnees to 8,000 this month.
Although the private sector plays a crucial role in labour mobility, states must ensure that migrant workers do not fall victim to discrimination and cruel or inhuman treatment. the state minister told the dialogue organised by International Organization for Migration (IOM), said a press release yesterday.
Hasan's remark comes at a time when thousands of Bangladeshi workers are returning home from Malaysia, Singapore, UAE and other countries as a consequence of the global financial meltdown.
Malaysia on March 10 cancelled work visas of 55,000 Bangladeshis and has instructed the employers to retrench foreign workers first.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni is already in Malaysia to hold talks on labour issues while Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandakcr Mosharraf Hossain will fly to Malaysia from Geneva today.
Speaking as a guest of honour at the dialogue, Hasan Mahmud said against the backdrop of the global economic recession it has become a common practice to impose restriction on legal migration by foreign workers and repatriate those working in foreign countries.
"We need to keep in mind that raising barriers to legal entry tends to have only a temporary or limited effect and will encourage the flow of would-be migrants towards illegal channels," the state minister said.
States may expel illegal migrants but they should protect their (migrants) rights without any discrimination as long as they remain in their territories, irrespective of their immigration status, he said.
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan at a meeting with UAE Foreign Trade Minister Shiekha Lubna Al Qasimi in Abu Dhabi hoped that UAE will continue hiring more professionals and skilled workers from Bangladesh, said a press release from Bangladesh Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Lubna Al Qasimi expressed her satisfaction about the performance and discipline of Bangladeshi expatriates and also their valuable contribution to UAE's development.