Dhaka assures KL of seeing none recruited without job offer
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Bangladesh and Malaysia Monday reached an understanding to tighten legislation to ensure that Bangladeshi workers for the Malaysian manufacturing and plantation sectors are not recruited without the availability of jobs for them, reports UNB.
Malaysian Human Resource Minister Datuk Dr S Subramaniam said Bangladesh had given the assurance that it would enforce legislation strictly to monitor the activities of employment agencies in Bangladesh, according to a report by Malaysian news agency BERNAMA.
"It will look into resolving the issue of workers brought in by agents who end up without jobs in Malaysia," he told reporters at the Parliament lobby in Kuala Lumpur.
Earlier, Subramaniam met with Bangladesh Minister of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Khandker Mosharraf Hossain and Bangladesh Acting High Commissioner ASM Waisuzzaman at Parliament House.
Subramaniam said their discussions centred on the issue of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia and problems associated with the current global economic challenges.
Some 450,000 Bangladeshi workers work in Malaysia, the minister said.
Subramaniam said he was informed that Bangladesh constantly monitored the activities of its 8,001 employment agencies to ensure that only the necessary workers were brought out of the country to meet the employment needs abroad.
On the issue of workers' welfare, he said the ministry had suggested that Bangladesh contact the Manpower Department directly to resolve the issues more effectively.
Malaysian Human Resource Minister Datuk Dr S Subramaniam said Bangladesh had given the assurance that it would enforce legislation strictly to monitor the activities of employment agencies in Bangladesh, according to a report by Malaysian news agency BERNAMA.
"It will look into resolving the issue of workers brought in by agents who end up without jobs in Malaysia," he told reporters at the Parliament lobby in Kuala Lumpur.
Earlier, Subramaniam met with Bangladesh Minister of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Khandker Mosharraf Hossain and Bangladesh Acting High Commissioner ASM Waisuzzaman at Parliament House.
Subramaniam said their discussions centred on the issue of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia and problems associated with the current global economic challenges.
Some 450,000 Bangladeshi workers work in Malaysia, the minister said.
Subramaniam said he was informed that Bangladesh constantly monitored the activities of its 8,001 employment agencies to ensure that only the necessary workers were brought out of the country to meet the employment needs abroad.
On the issue of workers' welfare, he said the ministry had suggested that Bangladesh contact the Manpower Department directly to resolve the issues more effectively.