Global remittance to top $ 436b — 3 times more than foreign aid
One day last year I (Adam) was sipping coffee with our nanny, Grace, in our kitchen in Hong Kong. She made no secret of the fact that she helped support her family back in the Philippines, but I was still surprised to hear her ask: “By the way, can I take the day off next Tuesday? I want to send money home.”
I knew the Bank of the Philippine Islands was open on Sundays. In fact, that’s its busiest day, when all the nannies working in other countries have their day off and use it to do their banking.
Remittance from nannies like Grace is big business in the Philippines. In the first half 2014, the US $28 billion in remittance single-handedly pushed the Philippines’ current account balance into surplus and accounted for nearly 10 percent of GDP.
Bangladeshi looking for new foster family in Dubai
Milon Hossain has moved countries and families in the last four years in the hope of building a new life.
At 16, he’s seen a lot more of life than most his age, and displays remarkable maturity and composure.
“I just want to carry on studying,” he confesses.
Today, with his Australian foster family set to return to their home country early next year, he’s hoping his student life in Dubai will not be cut short.
The Dubai-based charity Maria Cristina Foundation (MCF), which brought Milon from Bangladesh to Dubai, so he could have a ...
Today, with his Australian foster family set to return to their home country early next year, he’s hoping his student life in Dubai will not be cut short.
The Dubai-based charity Maria Cristina Foundation (MCF), which brought Milon from Bangladesh to Dubai, so he could have a ...
12,000 Bangladeshi workers for S’wak only an estimate
The Malaysian Human Resources Ministry has explained that the move to recruit up to 12,000 Bangladeshis to work in Sarawak remains an estimate.
“The demand for 12,000 workers is based on feedback conveyed by the stakeholders, in particular, the plantation sector,” its minister Datuk Richard Riot Jaem said.
He said that the recruitment would be done in stages as the actual demand by employers would be scrutinised by a committee consisting of related government agencies.
The Bangladeshis are general labourers who are to be speci...
He said that the recruitment would be done in stages as the actual demand by employers would be scrutinised by a committee consisting of related government agencies.
The Bangladeshis are general labourers who are to be speci...
Bangladeshis among migrant workers exploited in UAE: HRW
Migrant workers from Bangladesh and many other Asian and African countries are beaten, exploited, and trapped in forced labour situations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The UAE government, about to take up an influential new role in the International Labour Organization (ILO), has failed to adequately protect female domestic workers – many of them from the Philippines – from abuse by employers and recruiters.
In this Star photo taken on August 27, 2013, Ba...
‘Elderly’ Pak, Bangladeshi people fear lack of family support
'Elderly' Pak, Bangladeshi people fear lack of family supportWashington, Oct 21 - A new study has suggested that elderly people from Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities in England fear lack of family support during their twilight years.
The research at Brunel University London reported that elderly people in these communities expect their children and wider family to look after them in old age and are traditionally unlikely to take-up state social services.
Author Christina Victor said that all of the participants expected that their child...
The research at Brunel University London reported that elderly people in these communities expect their children and wider family to look after them in old age and are traditionally unlikely to take-up state social services.
Author Christina Victor said that all of the participants expected that their child...
Bangladesh company to build textile factory in Ethiopia
BDL Group, a Bangladesh-based company, is going to build a textile and garment factory in Mekele town of Ethiopia with over 765 million Birr.
The Group has signed agreement with the town administration and received 68 hectares of land for the construction of the factory.
Company Chairperson, Abdul Wahed, during the occasion said that the Group has decided to invest in Ethiopia because of the business and investment opportunities in the country.
According to him, construction of the factory will be launched within two months and production will b...
Company Chairperson, Abdul Wahed, during the occasion said that the Group has decided to invest in Ethiopia because of the business and investment opportunities in the country.
According to him, construction of the factory will be launched within two months and production will b...
