As per Ami Probashi half yearly report
For the first time, Accounting has made it into the top 10 jobs for Bangladeshi migrants, with almost 13,000 accountants travelling abroad between January and June, signifying a growing demand for skilled workers from Bangladesh. Ami Probashi, a Bangladeshi digital platform designed to promote transparency, reduce migration costs, and speed up migration, has published its half-yearly report on migrating workers. The report also finds Saudi Arabia the most preferred destination for workers, as last year.
The first six months of the 2024 alone witnessed a robust migration, with over 500,000 workers flying abroad for employment. Among this half a million, approximately 250,000 migrant workers chose Saudi Arabia as their preferred destination between January and June.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become the country of choice for most migrant populations. The availability of skilled and unskilled work from the Kingdom leaders intense focus on local infrastructure development is thought to have made Saudi Arabia a promising destination. Malaysia claimed the second spot, with almost 93,000 working migrants flying to the country within the same period. Qatar wraps up the top 3 list with 39,517 migrants flying into the country for this period.
Ami Probashi report also highlight the category of work most of these people are migrating for. Almost 80% of migrant workers, which is 150,000 workers, fall into the general skill type, which includes a mix of skilled and unskilled work. Construction work ranks second with 63,469 migrants and factory work rounds up the top 3 list with 33,748 migrants