Saudi panel okays hiring of Bangladeshi domestic workers

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Saudi panel okays hiring of Bangladeshi domestic workers
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There are 1.3 million Bangladeshi workers in the Kingdom, out of which 62,000 are housemaids.

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Published: Wed 21 Sep 2016, 6:30 PM

Last updated: Wed 21 Sep 2016, 9:57 PM

Saudi Arabia has approved the recruitment of male domestic workers from Bangladesh, according to media reports quoting the Saudi Arabia Shoura Council.

Bangladesh Ambassador Golam Moshi said that that the lifting of ban on male domestic servants indicates improved bilateral relations between the two countries, Arab News said on its website.

The report comes a month after Saudi Arabia lifted a six-year-old ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers.

There are 1.3 million Bangladeshi workers in the Kingdom, out of which 62,000 are housemaids. More than 6,000 new female domestic workers arrive in Saudi every month.

"Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia were working very closely to increase recruitment of male domestic workers according to the decision during the last joint technical committee meeting. Both the nations are implementing their commitment to enhance the relations, particularly in manpower sector,” Moshi to Arab News.

The opening of the recruitment channels from Bangladesh is subsequent to the meeting between Saudi King Salman and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in June.


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