Executive Summery

Executive Summery

Here is our Executive Summery bellow.

Growth of economy and employment opportunity in Bangladesh is restricted among others by the skill shortage. Every year, about 2 million manpower is adding to the labour force in Bangladesh. Out of this huge number of labour force, a large number are not able to get wage employment due to lack of available job opportunities within the countru. If this population's skills are developed then they will be able to get employment either in the country or abroad, Bangladesh is the eighth most populous country in the world. Of the total population, 60.63 per cent (87 million people) lie in the 15-to-49-years-of-age bracket. The availability of such a huge workforce is surely a demographic dividend for Bangladesh. Exposed to a problematic social environment - which involves high rates of unemployment, poverty, land scarcity, and low wages for semi-skilled and skilled workers - a good number of Bangladeshi people are on a search for overseas employment.

In addition, the demand for cheaper workers and shortages of semi-skilled and less-skilled worker in destination countries has created opportunities for overseas employment for Bangladeshis.

About 9.6 million Bangladeshi migrant workers are engaged in remunerated activities in more than 160 countries around the world. In recent years, the yearly migration from Bangladesh is about 500,000 to 600,000 people. Temporary migrant workers are classified into four categories: (1) professional; (2) skilled; (3) semi-skilled, and (4) lessskilled. Among the migrant workers from Bangladesh, 2.21 per cent are professional: 31.53 per cent are skilled: 13.98 per cent are semi-skilled and 52.29 per cent are less-skilled.