Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen revealed that Singapore will employ 10,000 more Bangladeshi workers in different sectors of the country. Currently, around 130,000 Bangladeshis are employed in Singapore. During a meeting at the foreign ministry on Monday, the FM announced the news. He said, “I have received news from Singapore that they will provide employment to an additional 10,000 people. Our mission representative in Singapore is issuing more than 500 work permits. This is good news; I want to share it with everyone.”
The foreign minister also informed that the government had taken necessary measures to establish new jobs for the Bangladeshi workers who had returned home from abroad due to pandemic crisis. He said, “Many workers have lost their jobs in the Middle East during the coronavirus pandemic although new job markets are being created at the same time. Good news is that Singapore will recruit new 10,000 Bangladeshi workers while Romania will recruit 2,000 Bangladeshi workers”.
Moreover, after the recent initiation of a Bangladesh mission in the European country, additional 2,000 individuals are set to be hired by Romania. The minister said that the workers will be hired for the ‘Halal’ meat processing factories. He said, “We told our missions to try and ensure gainful employment for our people. The good news is coming on that front. We have opened a new mission in Romania. About 1400 people have recently gone there. I got the news yesterday that 2,000 more people will be recruited by the country”.
