BOESL urges Malaysian employers to recruit Bangladeshis at lower cost

City Desk :

Bangladesh has urged Malaysian employers to recruit manpower from Bangladesh through the state-owned recruiting agency BOESL at lower cost, while assuring quality workers and expanded cooperation in labor welfare and skills development.

The call came at a bilateral meeting between the Bangladesh delegation led by Saiful Islam, Managing Director of Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL), and the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) at the FMM headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, according to g to a message received on Wednesday, reports BSS. 

FMM Deputy President Jacob Lee, Vice President and Chairman of the Human Resource Management Committee Dato’ Nathan K Suppiah, Deputy CEO Hema Thiruchelvam, and senior officials including Sofina Abdul Halim joined the meeting, along with companyrepresentatives. 
Saiful Islam expressed gratitude to Malaysian employers for their long-standing trust in Bangladeshi workers and urged them to continue working with BOESL to ensure transparent and affordable recruitment. 

He highlighted Bangladesh’s readiness to provide skilled manpower and underscored BOESL’s role in safeguarding both employers’ and workers’ interests.
During the talks, both sides discussed a wide range of labor-related issues, including welfare, bilateral cooperation, and future needs of the Malaysian job market.
FMM members praised the performance and skills of Bangladeshi workers and reaffirmed their willingness to employ them in the future.
They, however, stressed the need for enhanced training to equip workers with additional skills to remain competitive.
The Bangladesh delegation also included Acting High Commissioner of Bangaldesh to Malaysia Mosammat Shahanara Monika, Policy Adviser of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Zia Hasan, Deputy Secretary Hedayetul Islam Mondol, BOESL’s authorized agent in Malaysia Jaswant Singh, BOESL General Manager Noor Ahmed, and First Secretary (Commercial) of the High Commission Pronab Kumar Ghosh.
On September 23 and 24, the BOESL team also met with several Malaysian government departments to explore deeper cooperation in recruitment, training, accreditation, and overall labor mobility.