Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia

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Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia
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A Bangladeshi family at Jabal al-Nour in the Mecca area
Total population
2,116,192 (2022 census) [1] [2] (2022)
Religion
Islam

Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia number around 2.6 million. Saudi Arabia is the top destination country for Bangladeshi migrant workers, with almost 100,000 Bangladeshis migrating to Saudi Arabia in the last quarter of 2022. [3] Most Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia work in the service industry. [4]

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Context for Bangladeshi Temporary Migration

The overarching impetus for migration is the presence of poverty, and pursuit of a better livelihood and economic standing. [5] These migrations tend to be temporary as opposed to permanent (either short-term or long-term), due to the flow of remittances from these job. [6] In 2015, Bangladesh was ninth in the world for top remittance recipients, with it accounting for approximately 8% of their GDP (around $15.4 billion). [7] Recently, there has also been research pointing towards the role of climate change in shaping migration as well. A paper published in 2021 researches the role of coastal climate change for migration in Bangladesh. [8] Climate change was attributed as being a risks to livelihood, reducing food security, and increasing poverty, hunger and malnutrition. [9]

Recruitment agencies in Bangladesh play a significant role in the curation of this migrant labor force. [10] These include public and private for-profit organizations. Private recruiters, known as dalals (দালাল), charge unregulated fees to prospective workers with the promise of finding them good work; this process tends to put the migrant and their family in debt. [6] There is also a pattern and concentration of migration from Bangladesh to the Gulf countries, the most common of which is the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and overall to other majority Muslim countries. [5]

History

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Bangladesh International School, Dammam

In 2016, Saudi Arabia lifted a seven-year ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers in the country. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Saudi Arabia 2022 Census" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Envoy: Political stability, good incentives attract Saudi companies to invest in Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune . Dhaka. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ Sumon, Shehab (February 20, 2023). "Saudi Arabia remains top destination for Bangladeshi migrant workers". Arab News . Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ Loewenstein, Antony (2008). The Blogging Revolution. Melbourne University Press. p. 118. ISBN   9780522854909.
  5. 1 2 Islam, Md Nurul. "Gender analysis of migration from Bangladesh." Ministry of Manpower Development and Social Welfare, Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training Bangladesh, 2015, https://old.bmet.gov.bd/BMET/resources/Static%20PDF%20and%20DOC/publication/Gender%20Analysis%20of%20Migration.pdf.
  6. 1 2 Qayum, Nayma. “Chasing the Dubai Dream in Italy: Bangladeshi Migration to Europe.” Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2017, www.migrationpolicy.org/article/chasing-dubai-dream-italy-bangladeshi-migration-europe.
  7. ↑ Qayum, Nayma. “Chasing the Dubai Dream in Italy: Bangladeshi Migration to Europe.” Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2017, www.migrationpolicy.org/article/chasing-dubai-dream-italy-bangladeshi-migration-europe.
  8. ↑ Ahmed, Saleh, and Elizabeth Eklund. “CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN COASTAL BANGLADESH: MIGRATION, GENDER AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE.” Asian Affairs, vol. 52, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 155–74. https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2021.1880213.
  9. ↑ Ahmed, Saleh, and Elizabeth Eklund. “CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN COASTAL BANGLADESH: MIGRATION, GENDER AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE.” Asian Affairs, vol. 52, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 155–74. https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2021.1880213.
  10. ↑ Rahman, Md Mizanur. “Bangladeshi Labour Migration to the Gulf States: Patterns of Recruitment and Processes.” Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue Canadienne D Études Du Développement, vol. 33, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 214–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2012.689612.
  11. ↑ "Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Bangladeshi workers after seven years - ministry". Reuters . Dhaka. August 11, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
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