Save the female migrant workers from torture
I think, the working atmosphere for Bangladesh female domestic workers is still not favourable in most of the Middle East countries, especially in Saudi Arabia. Just two months ago, 66 female Bangladeshi workers, residing in Saudi Arabia, returned to their homeland on March 5.
They had been residing at immigration camps in Saudi Arabia and at a safe home operated by the Bangladesh Embassy. Prior to that, 90 Bangladeshi women who worked as domestic help in Saudi Arabia returned home on February 27 being unable to bear barbaric torture at the hands of their employers.
So far as I know, dozens of women workers have returned home bearing the marks of severe torture on their bodies even in last month. More than 1,500 women had also returned from Saudi Arabia last year.
I do urge the government to take effective measures so that Bangladeshi female workers can continue their jobs with dignity and honour in the foreign countries.
Md Akhter Ul Alam
Nazirhat, Chattogram
