migrant workers

Migrant workers and families at Majestic Bus Stand to catch a bus to their native place. Photo: TOI
South Asia

368 Bangladeshi, Nepalese workers in Karnataka sign up to go home

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa appealed to migrant workers to stay back and wait for work to resume.

Construction workers wearing masks in precaution of the coronavirus outbreak carry pipes as they pass a building in the Central Business District in Singapore February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Coronavirus chronicle

Migrant virus cases highlight containment weak link in Singapore

Residents receive free reusable masks distributed by the government at a community center, as stricter measures are announced to combat the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Coronavirus chronicle

‘Dead city’: Singapore closes workplaces in virus fight

During their stay abroad, around 27% of these returnees lost their jobs and 26% became partially employed due to the pandemic’s impact, says the study conducted on 100 returnees from 11 countries during April-July last year. File Photo
Migration

Financial assistance sought for jobless migrant workers

This is a representational photo of Bangladeshi migrant workers/UNB
Coronavirus chronicle

Gulf’s massive migrant workforce fears virus limbo

During their stay abroad, around 27% of these returnees lost their jobs and 26% became partially employed due to the pandemic’s impact, says the study conducted on 100 returnees from 11 countries during April-July last year. File Photo
Thoughts

Who is responsible for protecting the migrant workers?

File Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Majority migrant workers deprived of their rights: Experts

File Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

93,000 Bangladeshi workers staying abroad with expired visas: FM

Photo: Pexels
Bangladesh

Manpower bureau seeks Ecnec approval to train 1 lakh drivers

Representational Image. File Photo: Rehman Asad/TBS
Bangladesh

Bangladesh Bank proposes sending more female workers abroad despite reports of abuse

Photo: ADB
Bangladesh

Recruiting agencies to be responsible for safety of female workers in KSA

Nearly 50,000 female workers went to Saudi Arabia until the end of September this year. Photo: Al Jazeera
Bangladesh

Victims of modern slavery both at home and abroad

Some 215 more Bangladeshi migrant workers returned home from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night
Bangladesh

215 more Bangladeshis return from Saudi Arabia