Govt tightens workers' clearance rules heading to 12 countries

The government has barred the issuance of immigration clearance for Bangladeshi workers seeking employment in 12 countries without prior approval from the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment.

The directive was issued through a notification circulated by the ministry on Wednesday (November 4).

The countries are Serbia, Moldova, Belarus, Congo, Russia, Japan, Iraq, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Ukraine and Libya. 

According to the notification, no immigration clearance can be issued for workers travelling to these countries without recruitment permission or approval from the ministry.