File photo: Migrant workers at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneA TTC is being set up in Manikganj’s Shingair to offer modern, practical skills training to workers, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran AhmadThe government is equipping the migrant workers with more skills to prepare them for the post-pandemic global labour market. Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad said this on Wednesday during a program at the Prabashi Kalyan Bhaban in Dhaka. Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited organized the event to mark the International Migrants Day 2020. “The ministry has stepped forward for the wellbeing of migrant workers and their families during the pandemic, and more will be done in the future,” Imran said. There should be an investment in education and skills upgrade so that lower-skilled migrant workers can earn more and break the cycle of debt, IOM suggests.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 23, 2020 15:22 UTC