Malaysia to take in 200,000 workers from Bangladesh in 6 months
Bangladeshi junior minister says recruitment will be carried out by various agencies, commencing in phases from end-September.
Malaysia plans to recruit around 200,000 migrant workers from Bangladesh within the next six months, according to Dhaka. Bangladesh's junior minister for local government, rural development, and cooperatives, Mir Shahe Alam, announced that the recruitment process will be carried out in phases beginning in late September. There are currently about 800,000 registered Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia, although some may not be officially registered.
In a meeting with Malaysia's high commissioner to Bangladesh, Shuhada Othman, Abdul Moyeen Khan, the Malaysian minister for local government, rural development, and cooperatives, requested that the Malaysian authorities register these workers. In June, Bangladesh's prime minister, Tarique Rahman, visited Malaysia and urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to consider reopening the labor market to Bangladeshi migrant workers.
Malaysia has imposed restrictions on hiring Bangladeshi workers since 2024 due to reports of debt bondage and forced labor. The government aims to reduce the number of foreign workers in Malaysia to approximately 10% of the total workforce by 2030.
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