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Dhaka, May 15, 2025 : Malaysia has set four conditions for resuming its labor market access for Bangladeshi workers. These conditions include: expediting the resolution of human trafficking and money laundering cases against manpower export businesses, reducing migration costs while safeguarding workers’ safety and interests, abolishing the associate agency system, and ensuring transparency in labor migration processes.
On May 15, a joint meeting took place in Putrajaya, Malaysia, involving Bangladesh’s Expatriates’ Welfare Advisor Dr. Asif Nazrul, Malaysia’s Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, and Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee. An agreement on labor migration was signed, incorporating these conditions. Malaysia also signed similar agreements with India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Pakistan for worker recruitment.
Labor market stakeholders noted that excessive fees charged by recruiting agencies create opportunities for exploitation. Reducing migration costs and eliminating the associate agency system would enable workers to migrate to Malaysia at lower costs, reducing the risk of fraud. Malaysia plans to recruit approximately 1.2 million workers in the coming years, offering significant opportunities for Bangladeshi workers.
Officials from the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuala Lumpur stated that sending sufficient workers could result in an additional $5 billion in annual remittances. Wages for general workers in Malaysia are at least double those in Middle Eastern countries. After being stalled for nearly a year due to complications, the labor market is now opening through legal channels, which will boost remittance inflows to Bangladesh.
An official present at the meeting said productive discussions were held with Malaysia’s Human Resources Ministry. The agreement is expected to be finalized at a joint working committee meeting in Dhaka on May 21.
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