Sustainable reintegration of women migrant workers in the society upon their returning home would be easier if they can be sent abroad in a proper manner, speakers said at a dialogue here on Thursday.
They suggested coming out of the existing strategy of sending particularly domestic workers as women have the opportunity to go abroad as skilled workers in various sectors.
If this opportunity is utilised, they are expected to get good wages and remittance inflow would also increase in the country.
Migrant rights and trade union activists and officials raised the issues at the dialogue on "Protection of Women Migrant Workers against Gender Based Violence and Uphold their Sustainable Reintegration".
The WARBE Development Foundation with support from International Labour Organization (ILO) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) organised the programme at Probashi Kallyan Bhaban in the capital.
Women need to get prepared properly before going abroad, and the pre-decision stage also is very important for them, said the speakers, adding that most women cannot take decisions; however, they have to accept their families' opinion.
A benchmark of education qualification for women should be fixed for less-skilled overseas job seekers, including domestic aid, so that they can be competent enough for the international market, they also added.
Khodeza Nasreen, a parliamentarian and a member of the Parliamentarians' Caucus on Migration and Development, was present as chief guest of the event, with secretary general of the Caucus Mahjabeen Khaled in the chair.
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