The present government has undertaken various measures to expand the opportunities for domestic and overseas employment. Remittances from Bangladeshis working abroad have marked a steep rise during the recent years due to a massive outflow of workers from Bangladesh, Currently, around three million Bangladeshi workers are working abroad. As an export item, manpower exports now occupy the second position with an annual inflow of about 2.5 billion U.S. dollars. The middle eastern countries along with Malaysia, South Korea and Japan are the principal destinations for Bangladeshi workers.
The labour policy of the government embodies creation of an environment conducive to improved Labour-Management relations in order to provide higher wages through higher productivity.
Bangladesh is the world’s largest exporter of jute and jute goods. The jute sector is in third position with respect to foreign exchange earnings for Bangladesh. About 60 percent of demand for jute goods and 90 percent demand for raw jute in the world market is met by Bangladesh. Jute industry is the second largest industrial employer in the country and about 10 percent of the total labour force are engaged in the sector. Trading in jute and jute goods is of vital importance as a quarter of the cash income in agriculture depends on jute.
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