Overseas Employment Sees New Record

In November this year, 1 lakh 2 thousand 863 workers went abroad with the clearance of Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET). The Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment issued a statement on Sunday (December 5th).

According to the ministry, Bangladesh set a new record for foreign employment in November amid the Coronavirus pandemic. This month, BMET has given clearance to send 1 lakh 2 thousand 863 workers abroad.

Earlier, in March 2017, more than one lakh workers went abroad. And that year a total of 10 lakh 8 thousand 525 people went abroad, which is the biggest record of Bangladesh so far. The following year, in 2018, seven lakh 34 thousand and in 2019, seven lakh workers went abroad. But due to the Coronavirus pandemic, foreign employments were put on hold in 2020. That year only 2 lakh 17 thousand workers went abroad. The situation is relatively good this year.

According to BMET sources, 4 lakh 85 thousand 895 workers have gone abroad in the first 11 months of this year.

The Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and BMET hope that five and a half lakh people will be employed abroad this year. Which is close to normal time.

BMET Director General Shahidul Alam said the out-of-country employment of around five lakh people in the epidemic is very positive. We think that all the government initiatives including the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare, BMET, District Manpower and Employment Agency, Recruiting Agencies are involved in arranging registration and vaccination of the expatriates, paying tk 25,000 for quarantine, installing RTPCR at the airport, paying the cost of covid test for expatriates make it possible.