Former leaders of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) have called for the immediate withdrawal of conditions imposed by the government on recruiting agencies seeking to send workers to Malaysia.
“unreasonable, discriminatory and syndicate-driven” conditions
In a letter to Dr Asif Nazrul, adviser of the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, former BAIRA leaders accused the ministry of attempting to hand over the Malaysian labour market to a new syndicate under the guise of regulatory reform.
Author's summary: Recruiting agencies protest against monopolization in Malaysia labour recruitment market.