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Saudi to stop hiring costly Bangladeshi workers

Saudi recruitment offices have decided to stop hiring Bangladeshi workers because they claim that a supply crunch has raised costs, the media reported on Tuesday. Ibrahim Al-Megheimish, a recruitment expert, said that there were too few Bangladeshi maids from BDworkers seeking employment, which now means costs have risen from $1,000-1,800 just to bring them to Saudi Arabia, Arab News reported. He said the cost outlined by the Saudi labour ministry is not enough to cover all the expenses incurred in bringing workers to the country. This ha...

BB awards top remitters

Bangladesh Bank today honoured 31 non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) for sending the highest amount of remittances last year to encourage the expatriates to send money home through legal channels. bbTwo exchange houses that transfer money have also been awarded by the BB for the first time. Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman handed over crests and certificates to the awardees in a programme titled “Bangladesh Bank Remittance Award-2014” at the BB Training Academy in Dhaka.

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Thailand looks to be BD’s new potential manpower market

As the government has intensified efforts to diversify its labour market abroad, Thailand offers a bright prospect where Bangladesh may have an access soon to two areas—deep sea fisheries and construction sectors. Both the countries are now in negotiations to finalise a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as Thailand is looking for bridging its labour gap by recruiting migrant workers from a number of countries, including Bangladesh. bd-thaiBangladesh Ambassador to Thailand Saida Muna Tasneem recently met Thai Labour Minister Surasak Karnjanarat at the ...

Saudi to allow recruitment from Bangladesh

The Ministry of Labor will soon overturn a two-year-old ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi manpower, and will allow private companies to hire nationals from that country, Al-Riyadh daily has reported, quoting sources close to the ministry. [caption id="attachment_12580" align="alignleft" width="300"]bd-minister-in-KSA-compressor Labor Minister Adel Fakeih (right) receives visiting Bangladesh Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Khandker Mosharraf Hossain and his delegation in Riyadh last...

Responsible business conduct in Italian clothing sector

The clothing industry has historically played an important role in the Italian economy. In 2011, Italy’s clothing sector comprised 31,350 companies and employed about 222,000 workers. Like many other manufacturing industries, the garment industry faces significant sustainability challenges in the supply chain. For example, according to public information, several Italian companies where implicated in the Rana Plaza factory collapse in April 2013. rmgConsidering the strategic role of the Italian clothing sector – at home and abroad – the Italian governmen...

Turkish textile sector eyes Bangladeshi workers  

Turkish textile industry players are planning to bring over Bangladeshi workers to Turkey, Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporter Associations (IHKIB) head Hikmet Tanrıverdi has told daily Habertürk, saying not enough Turks could be found for the positions. Bangladesh-rmg-worker“We could not find Turkish blue-collar workers to hire in our factories at the minimum wage, as a majority of them prefer to work in the services sector for the same amount of money in a cleaner working environment,” Tanrıverdi said. “Syrian ...
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