Maldives, Bangladesh to discuss issue of illegal laborers

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

A delegation from Bangladesh government will arrive in Maldives to day to discuss the issue of unauthorized bangaalhiBangladeshi laborers working in Maldives.

This delegation will be lead by Bangladeshi Minister of Labor and Employment Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. In this five day visit, Minister Khandaker will meet President Mohamed Nasheed and Minister of Human Resource, Youth and Sports Hassan Latheef.

According to Bangladeshi sources there are more than 15,000 unauthorized Bangladeshi laborers working in Maldives. Besides the issue of illegal workers, discussion will also be held on the different problems Bangladeshi workers face in this country.

The Daily Star, a Bangladeshi news outlet, reports that the Minister Khandeker said that they learnt that Bangladeshi workers go to the Maldives as tourists but later they somehow manage to get jobs there and because of their illegal status many of them are exploited and subjected to abuses.

The issue of unauthorized Bangladeshis is not experienced by Maldives alone. For years India has been dealing with illegal Bangladeshi migrants and has yet found no concrete solutions to the problem.

Reader Comments

  1. It is not truth that , so many Bangladeshi people come maldives look like turist and few days after looking job and become unauthorize labour.
    truth is many bangladesh and maldives agent take somany money from per bangladesh labour and promise give nice job and nice salary.
    when they come maldives 99% bangaldesh labour …have correct workingparmite.And when bangladesh and maldives agent get all money about visa than they dont care or not give any work for that labour.
    SO please told me ???? now what will be do that labour. each labour family give somany money to come maldives for get nice job and salary, and now this labour can not going back house ,dont have place for sleep also dont have money for eat so how they pay to stay with correct WP in maldives.
    even male have bangladesh government office But they also look like agent.
    DiD you know how much need pay to agent for come maldives If agent told job in male or island , than need to pay 2500$ to 3000$. and if any work in resort , th…
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