Skills for the international labour market: Bangladesh country report

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Document
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 Language:

                                                English
                                              
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 Sources:

                        ILO, Governments, Bilateral organizations, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh; 
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC                      
 Authors:

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 Topics:

                        Migrant workers                      
 Knowledge Products:

                        Research papers                      
 Publication Date:
06 Sep 2015

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Part of a multi-country labour market trend analysis for migrant workers from South Asia to the member states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Labour migration and remittances generated by migrant workers have contributed significantly to the Bangladesh economy for several years. A total of 6.4 million male and female workers with various skills are currently working overseas. The primary destination countries are Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Singapore, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, among others. This report focuses on labour migration trends from Bangladesh to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Malaysia. The study presents current challenges in terms of matching skill demand and supply and recommends measures to be adopted to improve relevance and quality of training services for Bangladeshi workers who would like to migrate for employment.

Subject Tags:

                        Labour migration, Skills recognition, Skills mismatch, Skills anticipation, Migrant workers                      
Regions:

                                                                                                                            Asia and the Pacific
                                                                                                                       
Countries and territories:

                                                    Bangladesh
                                                 
Economic groups:
Least developed countries, Developing countries