Deaths of 16 Bangladeshis in Saudi fire raise serious concerns

The number of migrating workers from Bangladesh dropped this year.

Bangladesh needs to take initiative to investigate migrant workers' deaths and ensure proper compensation from the destination countries.

Government must do everything to ensure the safety and well-being of migrant workers

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has just released a 68-page report titled “I was sold” that outlines the near-slavery conditions for migrant domestic workers in Oman.

With an aim to protect the rights of Bangladesh's economic migrants by enhancing the capacity of National Human Rights Commission, the UNDP-Bangladesh has recently published a study report titled 'Protecting Migrant Workers from Bangladesh: A Study of Legal Compliance with Migrant Workers' Rights' (2014).