Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun attends the “Industrial Safety Forum (ISF) in Bangladesh” at Hotel Sheraton Dhaka on Thursday.

3 lakh migrant workers taken under insurance coverage

Business Desk :The government so far could bring more than three lakh migrant workers, who went to different countries to earn livelihoods, under mandatory insurance coverage, as part of its effort to ensure their welfare facilities in case of deaths or disabilities.“Migrant workers while receiving manpower clearance from the authorities now get mandatory insurance coverage automatically,” said Zahid Anwar, deputy director of the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board (WEWB).The government had enforced the insurance coverage to strengthen the workers’ welfare facilities...

25 Apr 2021, 12:00 am