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Overseas Employment and Migration Act of Bangladesh

Overseas Employment and Migration Act of Bangladesh

Human Mobility
Legislation
2013
Year of publication
2013
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
Disaster-related events
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Sub-region
Southern Asia
Region
Southern Asia
Macro-region
Asia
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 14 - Consular protection
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

“[...] a worker detained or stranded, or otherwise is in situation of distress overseas, shall have the right to return […] and receive the necessary assistance from the Bangladesh Mission in the concerned foreign country.”

Ps. 7, 29

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).