Founder

Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah (R.)

Project Introduction:
Human resources are considered as prime mover to support sustainable development in the context of rapid globalization. If appropriate measures are taken development of human resources to meet the demand in different contexts, the current distribution pattern of skilled and unskilled population between developing and developed countries can be an opportunity for a balanced global development. Bangladesh has positioned in the global market with potentiality of human resources and has been providing skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled people for last three decades. The trend has been slow and the numbers are limited comparing to the availability of human resources in the country, because of absence of a comprehensive plan for development human resources for the overseas market and limited opportunities for skills development corresponding to overseas market demand. Despite this, the remittance transfers received from these migrant workers have reached a phenomenal level of over 10 billion US dollar in 2009, approximately 12 percent of GDP in Bangladesh. (Source: Mamun and Nath, 2010)
Keeping that in mind Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) with support from ILO has been proposed to creating a model of linking community development and social services to the migrants in the destination country and them and their families in Bangladesh. Through providing basic training support to potential unskilled migrant workers preferably women from marginalized families in remote rural areas to enable their access to overseas employment and care wellbeing of the left-behind families. Provide need based orientation on overseas decent employment and working conditions to the skilled and semi skilled male and female migrant workers. Establish a follow up and monitoring mechanism in the country of destination facilitating protection of migrant workers from possible abuses and breaches in their working contracts
Therefore, in response to the demand of overseas market, determined through market research and contacts, if skilled human resource is developed and placed judiciously in the overseas market, Bangladesh would further be able to increase its foreign remittance, with probability to become the highest, thus ultimately contributing to the development of the country. This program of secured employment and safe migration of Bangladeshi skilled human resource is planned to that end to facilitate skills development and job placement of Bangladeshi population in Malaysian and Jordanian market through joint-venture efforts with employing countries, companies and training institutions. The proposed project is developed based on preliminary review of relevant policy and strategic documents of Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, Malaysia and other overseas countries relating to employment of skilled human resource and consultation with relevant stakeholders.
It may be noted that, there is a recent initiative of opening of the Malaysian government for employment of Bangladeshi nationals through a government to government collaboration approach. A Memorandum of Understanding between two governments is scheduled to be signed to that end very soon. (Source: The Daily Star, Dhaka, 8 June 2012). The second country is planned to be covered under this project is Jordan. In the month of February 2012, Jordan government lifted the restriction for Bangladeshi employees, which created opportunity for Bangladeshi employees to get overseas employment in Jordan. Egypt and Mauritius also have been included in the potential list of countries for the migrant workers, based on the recent trend of employment of foreign national in these countries.
Project Agreement Number: 2012-5356331 &2013-5355574

Overall Objective: To contribute to the Project “Promoting Decent Work through Improved Migration Policy and its Application in Bangladesh”, which aims “To contribute to the sustainable economic and social development of Bangladesh through the creation of decent employment opportunities and the protection of the male and female migrant workers and their family members”.

Specific Objectives:
A. To provide Vocational and life skills training support on Technical, orientation on pre-departure, immigration, living, working and behavioral, language, culture of the destination countries for the potential unskilled migrant workers preferably women from marginalized families in remote rural areas to enable their access to overseas employment and care wellbeing of the left-behind families.
B. To establish a follow up and monitoring mechanism in the country of destination facilitating protection of Bangladeshi migrant workers from possible abuses and breaches in their working contracts by establishing partnerships with counterpart organizations in the countries of destination to provide follow up services.
C. To expand outreach activities of DAM to the potential and returned migrant workers, and their left-behind families of migrant workers to link them with education, health service and give assistance to them for better management of remittances, good investment.

Outputs:
A. 200 unskilled young women provided outreach based life skills and technical training and counseling services for employment in selected countries through government to government employment system.
B. 300 skilled or semi-skilled youth with preference to women get safe job placement in selected countries through government to government employment system.
C. Partnership with counterpart organizations is developed in the countries of destination to provide follow up services to the Bangladeshi migrant workers and the left behind families of the migrant workers living in remote areas of Bangladesh.
D. Three Outreach Migration Advisory and Counseling Centers are established in three project locations providing services to the potential migrant workers and the left behind families of the migrant workers.
E. The left behind families of 500 migrant workers are provided with advisory, counseling services for their economic and social wellbeing.

Project Components:
a)  Provide vocational /Skill & Life skill training support
b)  Establish monitoring mechanism in the country of destination for facilitating protection of Bangladeshi migrants.
c)  Expand outreach activities of DAM to the potential & returned migrant workers and their left-behind families.

Major Activities:

  • Conduct a baseline survey
  • Select migrant workers family
  • Select potential migrant workers
  • Preparation of the final list of beneficiaries
  • Preparation of supplementary list of potential beneficiaries to refill the gap from the primary list
  • Develop district-wise database of the selected potential migrant workers in MACC with detailed profile of the candidates.
  • Organize and provide Pre departure (Life skill) Training for Selected Migrant workers
  • Organize and provide skill Training for Selected Migrant workers
  • Referral of the graduates from courses for interview for recruitment with support from BOESL as per schedule
  • Register the trained potential migrant workers with BOESL
  • Provide necessary follow up support by the counselor through MACCs
  • Organize Information & Counseling Meeting/courtyard meeting/CRC/Ganokenda/CLC/UCLC meeting
  • Organize Issue-based Meeting
  • Community Campaign
  • International Migration Day Observance/
  • Networking Meeting

Project Participants (Direct):

Children(0-10)

Adolescent(11-17)

Youth(18-25)

Adult(26-60)

Senior Citizen(61+)

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Project Duration:  30 months (Tentatively October 2012 – March 2015)

Financial partner (Donor): SDC, ILO

Implementing partner (if any): N/A

Project Location/s and number of Field offices:  Dhaka, Jessore & Jamalpur.

Project Budget: In Figures: BDT 80,19,000.00 (Eight million and nineteen thousand only)

Number of project staffs and volunteers :

Staff (Regular)

Paid Volunteer

Non-Paid Volunteer

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Contact Person: Md. Modasser Hossain, Project Manager
Email:  masum15.dam@gmail.com , md.modasser@ahsaniamission.org.bd
Cell : 01937-130005