64 female workers return from Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh
27 August, 2019, 05:20 pm
Last modified: 27 August, 2019, 05:28 pm
The female workers had taken shelter at immigration camp and Safe Home run by Bangladesh Embassy following torture by their employers
Sixty-four Bangladeshi female workers returned home from Saudi Arabia on Monday night following alleged abuse by their employers.
The female workers had taken shelter at immigration camp and Safe Home run by Bangladesh Embassy following torture by their employers, said Shairful Hasan, programme head of Brac Migration Programme.
A flight of Emirates Airways carrying the workers landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here around 11:20 pm.
Currently, over 3 lakh women are working in Saudi Arabia. Among them, many are returning home after falling victims to torture or betrayal.
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