The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Sixty skilled garment workers have been recruited by a Russian company opening the export of Bangladeshi workers to Russian Federation. Messrs Visujostoy have recruited these workers for the garments sector with a monthly salary of US$450 with free accommodation, medical and insurance. Each worker will have to spend a total Tk 1,35,000 for air ticket, immigration fee and language course. An official of the Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry said they received a demand from Russia for 150 Bangladeshi workers. The Bangladesh Embassy in Moscow has communicated that there is big opportunity of sending manpower to Russia. The official said that on May 29-30 a conference on recruiting manpower will be held in Vladivostok. Bangladesh will send a delegation to the conference, he added.

In Primoxy province of the Russian Federation, there is demand for

skilled and semi-skilled workers of different professions including

technicians, engineers and planners.

Meanwhile, 44 skilled workers have recently got employment in Romania.

Last year, some 830,000 Bangladeshi workers were granted immigration

clearance, while expatriate workers remitted US$6.5 billion.