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Bangladeshis with overseas jobs down 44pc in 1H

Hit by entry restrictions in the UAE, the number of Bangladeshis heading overseas for jobs down 44 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2013 to 208,340 workers, most of them headed to Oman, Singapore and Qatar ...

Bangladesh suffers big blow as UAE jobs dry up

Only around 174,230 Bangladeshis found jobs abroad in January-May this year, down from some 321,720 during the same period in 2012, as UAE leads overseas labour markets cutting back on hiring from Bangladesh amid concerns over security and fake documents ...

Gulf building boom may be undermined by labour unrest

As wages remain static despite labour shortage, rising industrial activism risks disrupting building projects. Rights groups say governments should make strikes and unions legal, as lack of rights make Gulf Arab region less of a draw for migrant workers ...