A court in northern France has sentenced 14 Sri Lankan nationals to prison for operating a people-smuggling ring across Europe – part of a continent-wide attempt to crack down on the lucrative criminal networks.
A Bangladeshi man, suspected of migrant smuggling and human trafficking, has been arrested in Bangladesh. The man is accused of smuggling Bangladeshis to Europe through Libya.
This year, Romania became very attractive to Bangladeshi workers, after quotas for migrant workers were doubled. But on arrival, many find out the work promised is non-existent. The Bangladeshi embassy in Romania estimate at least 6,000 of 7,000 recent arrivals have made onward journeys without papers towards Western Europe.
This year, Romania became very attractive to Bangladeshi workers, after quotas for foreign workers were doubled. Although many arrive on legal visas with work permits, the reality on arrival often turns out not to be as promised; prompting many to start an undocumented journey towards western Europe and the salaries they had hoped to obtain.
Two Bangladeshi citizens, aged 32 and 24, have been arrested in Italy for allegedly holding prisoners and torturing fellow countrymen and women in Libya to force them into paying the sums of money agreed at the start of their journey in Bangladesh.
Lured by smugglers, Mohammad Jahir came to Greece from Bangladesh four years ago to work at a factory. He ended up as a poorly paid day laborer and still has no legal documents.
InfoMigrants' recent interview with the Greek migration minister, Notis Mitarachi, about a 5-year seasonal worker visa scheme for Bangladeshi nationals prompted a lot of questions about working in Greece. Here are some answers.
Bailey Begum from Bangladesh works as a street food vendor in Athens. She has been living in Greece for four years without documents. Now she's hoping for a change: the Greek government announced it wants to regularize thousands of undocumented Bangladeshi migrants already working in Greece.
Bangladesh has taken in over a million Rohingya after they were forced out of Myanmar. Now, the Bangladeshi government is pressuring the EU to help repatriate them.
The Greek minister for migration and asylum, Notis Mitarachi, tells InfoMigrants that a scheme to offer seasonal worker visas to thousands of Bangladeshis will start this fall. Some migrants are critical of the plan, saying it offers no long-term security.
Dozens of Bangladeshi migrants have been arrested in Romania recently while trying to cross its border illegally, or for not joining their workplaces. Experts think human smugglers are luring migrants to move to Italy, promising them better income opportunities.
To meet its demands in the construction sector, Balkan state Bosnia and Herzegovina has started recruiting migrant workers from Bangladesh. Many are going with the hopes of earning enough to send money back to their families.