Jobs in Japan: IT firm fined Tk 10.5 lakh for irregularities in recruitment
A mobile court yesterday fined an IT company Tk 10.5 lakh for illegal activities relating to training and recruiting Bangladeshi jobseekers for Japan.
A mobile court led by Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry’s Executive Magistrate Masuma Parveen, aided by Rab, conducted a drive at the Kazipara office of the company TMSS ICT, a concern of the NGO Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Shangha (TMSS).
TMSS ICT Director Nigar Sultana, General Manager Monirul Islam and another official Bablu Sarwar were fined for publishing an advertisement in newspapers offering training and recruitment for those willing to go to Japan, according to a statement from the ministry.
“TMSS was supposed to accept Tk 4 lakh [from each candidate] today [Monday], but we acted on the information [we received] and conducted the drive. TMSS has a recruiting agency, but it is not
authorised to send workers to Japan,” Masuma Parveen told The Daily Star yesterday evening.
Bangladesh and Japan have recently signed memorandum of understanding on labour recruitment. However, those going to Japan will need no money at all as the Japanese employers will pay the service charge to the recruiting agencies enlisted by the government.
So far, ten private recruiting agencies were allowed to recruit Bangladeshis for Japan. To conduct the recruitment job, the agencies must have a contract with a Japanese private company.
Anyone wishing to go to Japan must pass a language test and go through a 3-4 months long training, said expatriates’ welfare minister Imran Ahmad at a press conference on Sunday.
“We will have a zero-tolerance policy against those involved in any irregularities in recruiting our workers abroad,” he told journalists at the ministry.
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