Only around 200,000 migrants made it to host countries in 2020, whereas around 700,000 to 800,000 people migrate for work every year. Almost 8 times higher returneesShariful Hasan, head of the Brac Migration Program, said usually around 50,000 migrant workers return every year, but this year around 400,000 migrant workers returned home without any hope of a decent source of income. Plight of female migrant workers continuesThe plight of female migrant workers remained the same in 2020. More than 60 bodies of female migrant workers were brought back home in 2020. Two under-aged migrant workers’ deaths shook the migration sector and raised questions about how minors were still crossing borders as migrant workers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 31, 2020 14:09 UTC