'Migration for jobs helps empower women'
Migration for jobs on the part of women contribute to their empowerment as it enables them to take part in decision-making process in the family, speakers at a seminar said yesterday.
Bangladesh Support Group (BASUG) organised the seminar on 'Remittance and women: Does remittance really empower women?' at Cirdap Auditorium in the city in collaboration with Sava Network Foundation, the Netherlands, and International Network of Alternative Financial Institution (INAFI).
Presenting the keynote paper, Prof Tasneem Siddiqui of Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit (RMMRU) said children get education and better healthcare service in the families having women migrant workers.
"Women make up three or five percent of total migrant workers from Bangladesh," she said.
She also recommended introducing nursing courses in the private universities of the country.
Speaking as the chief guest, Labour and Employment Secretary Abdul Matin Chowdhury stressed the need for workers to improve their language proficiency to get nursing jobs in the UK and in the USA.
He also called on women workers to become nurse rather than domestic help, as there is a great demand for nurses abroad.
Later, Secretary Abdul Matin Chowdhury handed over a crest to Director of Sava Network Foundation Dr Raj Bandhu.
BASUG Chairman Bikash Chowdhury Barua delivered the welcome address while journalist Muhammad Jahangir moderated the seminar.
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