Overseas Employment and Migration Act of Bangladesh
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