Training for returnee female migrants begin
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh ITO Naoki yesterday inaugurated a training course at Bangladesh-Korea Technical Training Centre (BKTTC) for returnee women migrant workers, who were forced to come back to Bangladesh when the pandemic broke out last year.
The course, titled "Training on Women's Economic Leadership", was inaugurated under a project of UN Women undertaken last year, titled "Women and Girls at the Centre of Covid-19 Prevention".
The project created alternative income-generating sources for women and was supported by the Government of Japan, with Bangladesh Nari Sramik Kendra (BNSK) as the implementing partner.
As part of the project, they have been producing masks and running a "Women Cafe" in BKTTC as an alternative livelihood.
"What impressed me the most is the level of coordination and cooperation between UN Women, BNSK, GoB and Japan Government. Japan came out with the concept of 'Human Security' that focused on empowerment and protection. This initiative is a good example of this concept where we are working to give them protection through creating income sources and empowering them through building their capacities," said the ambassador.
He visited the Women Cafe and interacted with women migrant workers to understand their current condition. Naoki also visited the mask production activity at BNSK office premises.
Shoko Ishikawa, country representative of UN Women Bangladesh, present at the event, said, "We want to ensure that the women who returned because of Covid-19 are able to continue with some income-generating activities so they can sustain themselves."
Nafriza Shayma, additional director general, Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET), Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, added, "We would also ask BMET to continue to train these women so they can continue working and have a stable livelihood."
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