BAIRA members urge Malaysian PM to prevent syndicate system in worker recruitment

People of the Bangladesh Affiliation of World Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) maintain known as on Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Bangladeshi intervening time authorities head Dr Yunus to prevent the resurgence of a recruiting agency syndicate in Malaysia’s labour market.

“On behalf of BAIRA’s 2,500 participants and the workers sure for Malaysia, we respectfully query of the Honorable Prime Minister of Malaysia to originate the labour market to all, with out favouring any syndicate, shining as is completed with other countries,” acknowledged the joint secretary traditional of BAIRA’s previous committee Mohammad Fakhrul Islam acknowledged as of late (3 October) within the direction of a press convention at Dhaka Newshounds Cohesion.

“We by no near take into accout that syndicates will be formed below the leadership of Prof Yunus. If syndicates appear again there’ll be no difference between the intervening time authorities and the previous autocratic govt.,” he added.

He additional acknowledged, “The Malaysian authorities was once no longer completely accountable for the syndicate; our former authoritarian authorities was once also moving. Many snarl that the recent Secretary of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare helps the syndicate. We need his position to be made clear.”

BARIA participants also emphasised that the syndicate had beforehand tarnished the reputations of every and each governments.

At the clicking convention, Riaz-ul-Islam, performing president of BAIRA’s previous committee acknowledged, “We are in a position to continue our circulate if syndicate will fabricate again.”

From 2009 to 2015, Malaysia’s labour market was once closed to Bangladeshi workers. When it reopened in 2016 below the Sheikh Hasina authorities, most effective 10 Bangladeshi companies were allowed to send workers, forming a syndicate.

Allegedly, former BAIRA Secretary Ruhul Amin Shapan and Malaysian businessman Dato Amin played key roles in this scandalous system, even though Shapan denied involvement. Corruption accusations ended in the market’s closure again in 2018.

In 2021, the syndicate reformed with the have an effect on of Awami League ministers, within the foundation allowing 25, later 100 companies.

Since June 2023, Malaysia has halted hiring Bangladeshi workers, with the train situation to be a key agenda within the direction of Anwar Ibrahim’s visit.