7/16/2020
Migration News Embassies Proactive Role Stressed for Protecting Migrants at Destinations
ensure that the rights and protection of vulnerable populations
like migrant workers, undocumented migrants, domestic
workers, foreign spouses and their children, are looked after.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Jordan Nahida Sobhan said that
they were relentlessly working to provide services to
Bangladeshi migrants, ensure their job security in destination
and facilitate their repatriation if needed.
She said that the country of origin alone could do nothing for
migrants except cooperation of the country of destination.
In replying to a question, Nahida Sobhan said that it would be
better if the South Asian countries could work together to
protect their migrants abroad.
In open discussion, Centre for Indian Migrants Studies director
Rafeek Ravuther shared his views that the COVID pandemic
has been an occurrence only and the countries of origin should
take initiative to strengthen the regional mechanisms, Colombo
Process and SAARC.
South Asian Regional Trade Union Council’s general secretary
Laxman Basnet said that South Asian countries, the largest
migrants sending block should work together to protect their
workers in GCC countries and Malaysia.
Bahrain based migrant rights activist Mehru Vesuvala
emphasized forging strong partnership community and
diaspora to protect migrants at destinations.
Among others, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand Samantha
Jayasuriya, Indian Consul General to Sydney, Australia Manish
Gupta, Kuwait based Migrant Activist and Social Worker
Thomas Mathew Kadavil and Josiane Antoine Noun of
Lebanese Center for Human Rights delivered speeches as
panelists.
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