7/16/2020 Migrant workers coming home: To what? | The Daily Star Bangladesh—an overwhelming majority without their wages, termination benefits or other dues.  They have returned home to a depressed economy, with little prospects. Thousands more are expected to come back over the year, with oil prices plummeting and economies shrinking in the Gulf countries. What exactly is in store for these migrant workers who were our "golden boys and girls" when they sent remittances bolstering our GDP? What happens to their family members who depend on their earnings to survive? What opportunities can we create for them when millions in the formal and informal sector are struggling to find jobs? In the first edition of Star Forum, a webinar series organised by  The Daily Star, different stakeholders weighed in on the current challenges and suggested ways forward.    "Who can we turn to during our troubles, if not our own country?" Emdadul Hoque, Returnee migrant from Kuwait   After four months of lockdown, I reached Bangladesh on May 13. In our neighbourhood in Kuwait, we couldn't even get out of our rooms, let alone work. A lot https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/migrant-workers-coming-home-what-1922477 2/14

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