Agencies must refund unsuccessful workers by 18 July: Ministry
Staff Correspondent
The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment on Thursday gave recruiting agencies until 18 July to refund money to those foreign job seekers who could not travel to Malaysia within the specified timeframe.
This announcement was made by the State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, during a discussion meeting held at the ministry’s conference room Thursday.
“Yesterday (Wednesday), we had a meeting with the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA). They agreed with us that workers who could not go to Malaysia will have their money refunded. BAIRA requested 15 days to process these refunds. We have stipulated that the money must be returned by July 18. If the refunds are not issued within this period, action will be taken against those responsible,” the state minister said.
He emphasized the ministry’s commitment to ensuring the workers receive their refunds. “Let's see how many refunds are processed in these 15 days. If the refunds are not completed, we will take necessary actions. Our primary goal is to ensure that those who couldn’t travel receive their money back,” he added.
During an investigation conducted by the probe body, it was found that 100 recruiting agencies are involved in sending Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia, he said.
A total of 2,025 people lodged complaints while 17,777 workers failed to go to Malaysia while 4.76 lakh out of 5,32,162 went to Malaysia.
