By NNN-BSS
Dhaka : An inter-ministerial meeting here Monday recommended improvements in the recruiting system to remove alleged exploitation of Bangladeshis in Malaysia.
It also suggested increased use of computer database, elimination of middlemen, greater surveillance and frequent inspection of employers and also strengthening of capacity building of the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur.
Foreign Adviser Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, who is also in charge of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, chaired the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting also decided to increase government to government contacts between the two countries.
It was noted at the meeting that despite several fold increase in dispatch of workers there were allegations of exploitation both at Bangladesh and Malaysian ends which have been reflected in the media.
Talking to the media after the meeting, Dr. Chowdhury said, “The government is keenly aware of the problems of our workers and we remain committed to addressing them in a way that their sufferings are eliminated.”
In this context, he described the Bangladeshi workers as the country’s great assets who have been making enormous contribution to the economy.
He said the government has been looking for new markets and already this year a total of 4, 84,951 have been cleared for overseas employment which is a record. He said the government would do all that is possible for the welfare of the workers.