UNB: A webinar titled ‘Issues Related to Migrant Workers in Brunei’ was organized by the Bangladesh High Commission in Brunei Darussalam on Monday, according to a press statement received in Dhaka.
Migrant workers from Bangladesh working in Brunei, experts and analysts from Bangladesh and Brunei joined the webinar and shared their experience, expertise and policy recommendations on the issue.
Brunei, being a potential destination for migrant workers, invites a good number of migrant workers from Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines and other Asian nations.
Organized and hosted by Bangladesh High Commissioner Nahida Rahman Shumona, the event was moderated by Jelal Hossain, Counsellor (Labour) and Head of Chancery.
Speaking at the meeting, Mahjabeen Khaled, a former MP, highlighted the conditions and incentives which drive the migrant workers to come and work in Brunei Darussalam.
Mahjabeen Khaled also touched upon the history of the formation of Parliamentarians’ Caucus on Migration & Development.
Md Mazadul Hoque, Economic Affairs Analyst, and Aminul Haque, migration activist also spoke. Yusuf Halim, legal expert on migration affairs, Abdul Haziq Rudiman, Yong Hong Jun, and Nurul Amalina Shakinah Binti Haji Jainal spoke on behalf of Brunei.
The Bangladesh high commissioner underscored the necessity and importance of addressing the migrant workers’ issues.
