7/16/2020 Migrant workers coming home: To what? | The Daily Star When a worker lands at the airport, they have to go to three points for documentation —the immigration desk, the health ministry's data entry point and the expatriate welfare ministry's data entry point. Since this process takes a long time, we are trying to create a unified format of documentation. I too believe that our missions in foreign countries should have a database of our workers: about their employment status, the amount of unpaid salary, etc. We have created a strong platform like Srom Obhibashon Forum where we tried to include all concerned ministries, NGOs and members of the civil society. We hope all of you will actively participate in that forum. We should also raise our voices on international platforms to ensure that our workers get their salary, gratuity and other benefits before their return.      "We need a returning centre to coordinate migrants' needs and opportunities" Syed Saiful Haque, Founder Chairperson, WARBE Development Foundation   The government does not want to take responsibility for "irregular" workers, but most of the workers who become undocumented in the Gulf countries or Malaysia, didn't actually go there illegally. Are our officials following due process and monitoring what https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/migrant-workers-coming-home-what-1922477 8/14