'Ensure violence-free migration'

Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (Baira) President Mosharraf Hossain MP inaugurated the campaign at the association's training centre in the city with a call to ensure violence-free migration of the female workers and secure future of their migration.

At the programme organised by the women right groups Karmojibi Nari, Shosti and Shishuk, Mosharraf said, "The dream of equal rights of women will never come true unless women are not empowered."

And the empowerment is not possible until and unless they are engaged in work. Baira is trying to create scope for them in the foreign countries, as there is an acute crisis of employment in the country, he noted.

"There was a negative social attitude in the 1980's when women began coming out of the houses but today they have become the examples of women empowerment," he added.

He assured that Baira is against all sorts of malpractices in migration management of female workers but also sought help of all to curb such incidents if any.

Karmojibi Nari President Shirin Akhtar said the provisions of equal rights of men and women are only in the constitution, not in practice.

Akhtar regretted that women have become the victims of political violence nowadays, which should be resisted with creating awareness at every level.

Baira Executive Committee Member Abdul Alim and Shosti Director Nahid Sultana also spoke.