Bangladesh minister says will reject 'syndicates' in new MOU with M'sia

Bangladesh's Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad has reaffirmed objections to at least one proposal by Putrajaya under new worker recruitment terms expected to be inked this weekend in Kuala Lumpur.

In particular, Imran said his ministry intended to eliminate "syndicates" formed by a select list of agencies permitted to carry out the recruitment process, a practice which in the past was linked to increased costs and various irregularities.

"I’m not in favour of any syndicate. And...