Bangladesh lodged a strong protest with Malaysia on the issue of workers' plight and sought stern action against the Malaysian company PTC Asia-Pacific for its failure to provide appropriate jobs and facilities to the Bangladeshi workers they have recruited, reports UNB.
The government also decided to dispatch an inquiry team headed by Secretary of the Expatriates' Welfare Ministry Abdul Matin to probe into the current problem that surfaced after deprived expatriate Bangladeshi workers went on hunger strike on the Bangladesh High Commission (HC) premises in Kuala Lumpur (KL).
After chairing an emergency meeting of the Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry and other concerned Ministries Sunday, Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury told journalists that action would also be taken against any Bangladesh agency found involved in such frauds with the job-seekers.
Quoting his conversations with the Bangladesh High Commissioner in KL, the Adviser said the Bangladeshi workers left the premises after some kind of temporary solutions.
He said the inter-ministerial probe team would leave for KL soon to make on-the-spot investigation and submit report to the government.
"We accord any matter that involves the welfare of Bangladeshi workers utmost importance. We have a great responsibility towards them," said the Adviser of the caretaker government.
He said Malaysia is an important market for Bangladeshi expatriate workforce. "So, the matter is delicate." He expects cooperation of the Malaysian authorities in resolving the issue.
Dhaka wants action against Malaysian company PTC
FE Team | Published: September 17, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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