Expatriates' welfare minister on Sunday asked the labour counsellors to help undocumented Bangladeshi migrants get regularised in their respective job destinations.
He also requested them to provide hassle-free services to migrant workers.
"It has to be ensured that any worker is not deprived of their due facilities from the labour wings at Bangladesh missions abroad," said Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment minister Nurul Islam.
He was addressing a five-day labour welfare conference at the CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka.
The conference was organised by the government to make the labour wings officials more efficient so that they can better contribute to the overseas employment sector.
A total of 44 labour welfare officials from Bangladesh missions in 26 countries participated in the conference.
The minister requested the labour wings officials to explore new job markets to help increase employment opportunities.
"We are giving more priority to skilled workers in different trades. If you can inform us about the demand for workers in job destination countries, we will train up job seekers on such trades," he told the officials.
Mr Islam requested the officials to play a more dynamic role in exploring job markets abroad.
Expatriates welfare secretary Nomita Halder, Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) director general Salim Reza were present at the opening ceremony of the conference, among others.
The labour attaches would be provided with proper orientation about cross-border migration and welfare issues during the conference.
Labour attaches from Bangladesh missions in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Manama, Doha, Mascot, Kuwait, Bagdad, Amman, Male, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Beirut, Seoul, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Brunei, Rome, Milan, Athens, Madrid, Geneva, Moscow, Cairo, Port Louis, Tripoli, Pretoria and Canberra attended the meeting.
According to Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training, around 12 million Bangladeshi workers were migrated 165 countries across the world since 1976.
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