Baku: Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain has made a call to Azerbaijan to recruit more skilled workers from Bangladesh, as he held a bilateral meeting with the country’s Minister of Labor and Social Security Anar Aliyev in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. At the meeting, they discussed issues such as improving the living standards of Bangladeshi workers, workplace safety, visa procedures, and other facilities, said a PID release today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Labor Adviser emphasized increasing technical cooperation to ensure the rights and benefits of Bangladeshi workers in Azerbaijan. He also called for strengthening cooperation among the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The Labor Advisor requested the Azerbaijani Minister to recruit more skilled workers from Bangladesh and advocated for technical cooperation in the labor sector as well as investment in special economic zones in Bangladesh.
Sakhawat invited Anar Aliyev to visit Bangladesh, highlighting the importance of continued dialogue and collaboration. The Azerbaijani minister proposed the formation of a joint working group to advance cooperation in labor and investment between the two countries, which could include representatives of relevant ministries and organizations.
Furthermore, the Azerbaijani minister requested Bangladesh to quickly ratify the OIC Labor Statute as a signatory country and emphasized the importance of increasing mutual cooperation. The meeting is regarded as a milestone in enhancing bilateral cooperation, including foreign employment and investment between the two countries.