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Govt working to bring migration cost down: Imran
DHAKA, Mar 12, 2019 (BSS) – State Minister for Expatriates Welfare and
Overseas Employment Ministry Imran Ahmad, MP today said the government is
working to bring migration cost down.
“It is possible to earn huge foreign currency by transforming population
of the country into skilled manpower and the government is pledged-bound to
take steps in favour of expatriates,” he said while speaking as the chief
guest at the inaugural session of a conference at a city hotel.
International Labour Organisation (ILO) organised the two-day conference
titled “Labour Migration Governance: Achievements, Lessons Learned and Way
Forward”.
The state minister said the government is committed to take steps in favour
of overseas workers, who are contributing to boost national economy by
sending remittance to the country.
“The government is very much capable to face all challenges over
migration.”
The ILO organised the conference with a view to informing its working plan
and future plan over migration and different challenged being faced by
overseas workers across the globe.
UN Resident Coordinator Mia Seppo, President of BAIRA Benazir Ahmed,
Additional Secretary of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry
Dr Ahmed Munirus Salehin, Director General of Wage Earners Welfare Board Gazi
Mohammad Zulhas and ILO Country Director Tuomo Poutiainen.
BSS/SAS/RY/1725 hrs