Reza Mahmud :
Malaysia has given priority on importing Bangladeshi workers than from other countries with several new and migrant friendly rules, sources said.
Malaysian migration and human resources ministry has invited Bangladesh expatriates’ welfare minister Imran Ahmed for signing a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) by December 16 or 17 through a letter.
A Deputy Secretary of the ministry of expatriates welfare told The New Nation on Sunday, “It is very good news for us that a large labour market of Malaysia opened its door for our manpower. The Ministry is positive in giving response.”
Official sources from both the country said that Bangladeshi manpower would get more facilities than the past.
Besides, many new rules will be added to the upcoming Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for favouring Bangladeshi workers.
Sources from the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Employment Overseas said that Malaysia’s Human Resource ministry sent a letter in this regards on Friday night.
Kuala Lumpur has given green signal from its cabinet meeting on the day and also canceled embargo on hiring manpower from Dhaka imposed on September 2019.
It said that in the letter, Malaysian Migrations and HR Minister Datuk M Saravanan invited Imran Ahmed, to sign a MoU for sending workers there.
Sources said that among the new rules and regulations, the Government to Government (G2G plus) system would not be effective any more.
Malaysian recruiting agencies would be involved in the workers employment procedures.
Insurance is a must in cases of workers recruiting.
As a result, the migrant workers would get facilities in cases of their any types of problems.
The responsibility of migrant workers must be upon the employer companies.
So, the recruiting agents have no chance to cheat them in the fields of wages and other facilities.
As per the new rules, the Malaysian recruiting agencies would have responsibilities for arranging everything for returning the migrant workers and to bear the cost in this regards.
In such, the expatriates’ workers might not be stranded and to be undocumented after expiring their work permits’ tenure, the ministry officials said.
The age limit has been fixed 18 to 45 years, so, the workers can stay and work for long days there.
Meanwhile, the cost of migrations would be stipulated during the MoU signing ceremony, sources said.
Malaysian sources said, their immigrations department wants to ink the MoU within December17 as their officials of the concern ministry may not be available for long after the days.
Similarly, Bangladeshi officials of the expatriates’ welfare ministry would be very busy on December 18 for observing international migrations day.
M. Saravanan wrote in his letter to Imran Ahmed, “I feel honored in inviting you to my country. We are waiting to receive you and your visiting team members here.”
Sources said, Malaysian employers gave first priorities of recruiting Bangladeshi workers as they like them as hard worker and honest.
So, they are giving green signal to import them before opening their labour market for other countries.
