Bangladeshi workers are unable to take advantage of the labor source country in Malaysia

Last Updated on May 13, 2024 5:50 am

Malaysia started recruiting workers from Bangladesh in 1984, but in 2015 it got the status of a labor source country. By that time, the number of workers in Bangladesh increased considerably and the number of Bangladeshis also increased in other fields. In total, there are about 1.5 million Bangladeshis in Malaysia.

The most attractive of these is the laborer. Around these workers there are various gangs and misdeeds in Bangladesh and Malaysia. Due to these cycles, not only the labor market of Bangladesh has been damaged, but Malaysia’s reputation has been tarnished internationally and still has to be held accountable. Allegations of human trafficking, labor exploitation, harassment, fraud and forced labor are common in both countries. Complaints about signing the international mandate for safe, affordable and rational migration but not achieving all those goals are old.

Although there are officially licensed recruiting agencies in Bangladesh and Malaysia, between them and the employer there are some illegal persons who are called Dalal Batpar or middle man, which later affected Bangladesh. In Malaysia, the detention of workers, detention of passports, handing them over to the police illegally, being dispersed again, fleeing from the company and taking money in the name of illegality, and taking money in the name of getting passports are common in Malaysia.

Moreover, there have been repeated incidents of dumping excess workers from Bangladesh with fake documents. The last humanitarian disaster in Malaysia was in 2006/07 when additional personnel were brought in. In 2023/24 too, the Malaysian government stopped the recruitment of workers as a result of that incident. Bangladesh has been affected by this.

Earlier, Malaysia banned outsourcing to Bangladeshis due to widespread irregularities in outsourcing practices, labor exploitation, retention, non-payment of wages, non-provision of other facilities and malpractices of extortion by holding the employer hostage.

Disoriented by these daily brokering doses, the victimized workers say that the new and old workers are not getting rid of them in any way. In collusion with high-ranking datos, datoshris, journalists and human rights activists, ordinary workers are being forced to follow the cycle’s instructions due to the identity of backup and fear. In the hope of getting legalized, many are being duped into not getting legalized by paying huge sums of money at their persuasion. Later, when they ask for this money, they are harassed by police or local gangsters.

Their violence is like the Bond series. From harassment and kidnapping to murder, they do not hesitate. Not hesitating, starting from women’s business to engaging in the black market of perverse tastes like child pornography.

According to the information of these brokers, it is known that they are people of Bangladesh! They also came to Malaysia one day as ordinary workers. As a result of living in Malaysia for a long time, they developed relationships with local people, even with the police and with foreign aided NGOs as unscrupulous sources. As a result, the Bangladeshi labor market in Malaysia is turning into a local-foreign cycle athlete in collaboration with them.

Among them, the information of eight such victims has emerged. Among them, Md. Abdul Alim, Md. Al-Amin, Md. Rana, Md. Kesmat Ali, Md. Rakib Ullah, Md. Shafiqul Islam and Md. Ibrahim Those who are instigated by this fraudulent ring file a police report in Malaysia against their own company. However, their documents found on the ground revealed that the company had given them work and that company had given them basic salary as well as overtime which amounted to three to four hours daily. Later, when the company and the workers were shown these salary documents, they realized their mistake and withdrew the police report filed in the name of the company.

Talking to the victim workers on the ground, it is known that the company is active to provide all kinds of benefits to the workers of the company. One of the workers said, “Our boss said, if any of you have not got a job or if there is someone who is working in another place, ask them to leave.”

The workers said, Abu Saeed told me, I will change your company and you will get money if you are in another place. We were in Malacca. Pays 600 ringgit for travel. We were arriving at the JTK which we were not informed about, we knew we were arriving at Kuala Lumpur Chowkit. When I came to TBS, the location was given, we don’t know. Aisa see it JT. Then we signed a paper. They said if we win the case then you will get money. However, he did not specify who will give the money.

Meanwhile, Abu Saeed threatened them on the phone and said that if you share this anywhere, you will be in trouble. You have no backup. But I go with backup.

The beginning of these irregularities and frauds starts from Bangladesh. Employers in Malaysia rely on Bangladeshi recruiting agencies to complete recruitment work in Bangladesh. This agency relies on elusive brokers spread across villages and towns. It was then that all the enticing talk about work and pay proved to be false, and upon arrival in Malaysia, the workers found themselves in the clutches of a broker. That is, the communication between brokers in Bangladesh and brokers in Malaysia means buying and selling. Man should be a product in all government systems!

There is competition in Malaysia for Bangladeshi brokers or recruiting agencies to buy visas from companies or company agents with extra money. It has been seen that during G2G Plus, 10 Bangladeshi recruiting agencies were allowed, but in reality, visas of various recruiting agencies were bought beforehand. At that time, the recruiting agency, which had already bought the visa from the company, sent the workers through the ten designated agencies. As a result, the visa buying agencies are very vocal against the G2G Plus process and even file a vociferous case.

The long-standing rules and regulations seem to be blocking the achievement of Bangladesh’s desired goals. Those concerned say that both rules and irregularities thrive in government shelters. Therefore, if the government does not take appropriate measures, one day Malaysia may be forced to take a tough decision on hiring Bangladeshi workers. But the brokers, knowing this, have entered into the competition to earn money quickly by any means and the reputation of Bangladesh is being undermined.