Staff Reporter :
Migrant workers’ advocacy groups on Friday demanded free vaccines for expatriate workers to help them ensure safe and hassle-free migration.
Bangladesh Abhibashi Sramik Forum (Bangladesh Migrant Workers’ Forum) and Bangladeshi Ovhibashi Mohila Sramik Association (Bangladeshi Migrant Women Workers Association) came up with the demand at human chain in front of the National Press Club.
“The government has claimed that when incomes in all sectors declined in 2020, expatriates’ earnings have increased. However, no diplomatic initiative has been taken by the government to solve the problems of the returnee workers and those who want to go abroad for jobs,” said labour leader Abul Hossain, adding, “This will lead to a shortfall in Bangladesh’s remittance inflows in the future, which will endanger the country’s economy.”
At the programme,
the labor leader said millions of workers have returned to the country empty-handed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. These helpless workers are living in inhuman condition without any help from the government. Many workers are on the run as they have debts, which they cannot repay.
Labour leaders at the programme complained that although the government has fixed the fee for the Covid-19 test, in many cases testing facilities do not comply with the government order and charge extra fees.
Migrant workers are in dire financial straits at the moment, so they need to be given free vaccine and vaccine certificates, demanded the leaders.
Lily Jahan, president of Bangladeshi Ovhibashi Mohila Sramik Association, Sheikh Rumana, its general secretary, Neela Mallick, vice president, Shiuli Akter, organising secretary, Nurunnaba Arif, office secretary, Tapan Saha, treasurer, also attended the programme.
Migrant workers’ advocacy groups on Friday demanded free vaccines for expatriate workers to help them ensure safe and hassle-free migration.
Bangladesh Abhibashi Sramik Forum (Bangladesh Migrant Workers’ Forum) and Bangladeshi Ovhibashi Mohila Sramik Association (Bangladeshi Migrant Women Workers Association) came up with the demand at human chain in front of the National Press Club.
“The government has claimed that when incomes in all sectors declined in 2020, expatriates’ earnings have increased. However, no diplomatic initiative has been taken by the government to solve the problems of the returnee workers and those who want to go abroad for jobs,” said labour leader Abul Hossain, adding, “This will lead to a shortfall in Bangladesh’s remittance inflows in the future, which will endanger the country’s economy.”
At the programme,
the labor leader said millions of workers have returned to the country empty-handed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. These helpless workers are living in inhuman condition without any help from the government. Many workers are on the run as they have debts, which they cannot repay.
Labour leaders at the programme complained that although the government has fixed the fee for the Covid-19 test, in many cases testing facilities do not comply with the government order and charge extra fees.
Migrant workers are in dire financial straits at the moment, so they need to be given free vaccine and vaccine certificates, demanded the leaders.
Lily Jahan, president of Bangladeshi Ovhibashi Mohila Sramik Association, Sheikh Rumana, its general secretary, Neela Mallick, vice president, Shiuli Akter, organising secretary, Nurunnaba Arif, office secretary, Tapan Saha, treasurer, also attended the programme.
