migrant workers

Asif Nazrul at a signing ceremony with the Wage Earners Welfare’s Board and Malaysia’s PERKESO in Dhaka on 5 Oct. Photo: TBS
Migration

Break labour market syndicate, Asif Nazrul urges Malaysian PM

The Malaysian government has assured that 17,000 workers, who were supposed to go to Malaysia by 31 May, will now facilitate their entry, he says

Arslan Muhammad, a worker at a former contractor of Richemont-owned luxury brand Montblanc in Italy, joins other migrant workers and union members for a demonstration in favour of fair working conditions in the Made in Italy supply chain, in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Europe

How migrant workers suffered to craft the 'Made in Italy' luxury label

Malaysia-bound workers throng Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday (31 May) after they failed to get tickets from the recruiting agencies on time. File Photo: TBS
Migration

Investigation committee’s report on why workers couldn't go to Malaysia after Eid

Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Haznah Md Hashim speaking to reporters at the Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment office on 5 June. Photo: Collected
Migration

Malaysia won't reconsider extending deadline for Bangladeshi workers: High commissioner

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. File Photo: Reuters
Migration

Malaysia grapples with exploitation, ill-treatment of migrant workers: UN rights chief

Representational image. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
Migration

10,000 Malaysia-bound workers may miss flights. Here is why

Representational image. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
Migration

Aspirant migrant workers asked to check documents for entering Malaysia

There are expats across the world, particularly in the Middle East and East Asia, who contribute much more to the Bangladeshi story. Photo: Bloomberg
Bangladesh

Lax scrutiny by embassies leaves migrant workers vulnerable: Labour recruiters

Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. File Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Qatar Amir's visit should prioritise migrant worker protections: HRW

Photo: UNB
Migration

Bangladesh and Qatar to sign 6 deals, 5 MoUs during Qatar Emir's state visit: Foreign minister

Migrant workers lined up. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Bangladeshi workers must be protected from exploitation in Malaysia: UN experts

A bridge collapses in Baltimore, US, on 26 March 2024. Photo: TBS
USA

Baltimore bridge highlights role of migrants in US workforce

TBS Infographics.
Migration

Overseas jobs tumble to 10-month low in February