INTERNATIONAL LABOUR MIGRATION MANAGEMENT AND MIGRATION COST IN BANGLADESH

Abstract

Migration has been a constant feature of civilization and human history. Economies and societies of countries of origin and destination benefit through the movement of workforce and people. Bangladesh has been facing tremendous challenges in achieving sustainable development due to having huge population in comparison to very limited natural resources. International labor migration has rapidly gained prominence as one of the main employment generating sectors and the largest source of foreign exchange earnings. Bangladesh has sent through regular channels around 8.8 million migrant workers abroad. Country has been receiving around 13 to 14 billion US Dollar as remittance for recent few years. Despite having tremendous contribution migrant workers are facing multifarious problems. High migration cost is the root cause of most of the sufferings for the Bangladeshi expatriate workers. International labour migration has become a matter of quick income and unparallel profit for the vested quarters in Bangladesh. In the case of low skilled or unskilled workers, the cost of migration is comparatively very high. It has been appeared through this study that there is a correlation between migration cost and migration management. Migration cost goes lower if the migration management goes better. Based on this study it is recommended that skill development, diversification and expansion of overseas job market should be taken place properly under the auspicious of a highly dedicated institutional framework and management. International labour Migration should be viewed as human mobility instead of export of manpower. Relentless efforts should be rendered to create massive awareness among all the stakeholders regarding overall migration process. Bangladesh would be substantially benefited to achieve sustainable development and in transforming into a middle-income country by the stipulated time through justifiable migration cost and a sound migration management.