district level. Support seeking migrants
and their family members get necessary information and counselling service
through these SMFCs.
Migration Forum:
It is formed at field level to meet the
demand of support seeking migrants and their family members. Migration forum is
comprised of migrants’ family members, returnee migrants, local youths,
volunteers, public representatives and social workers. It creates an enabling
environment for the support seeking migrants by establishing referral, linkage
and counselling services. The forum also engages in social arbitration for
money recovery and claims penalty for the deceived migrants. It also
distributes information and leaflets at field level to raise awareness about
the importance of safe migration. Forum members meet quarterly to discuss about
new law and regulation of migration and disseminate information in this regard.
Returnee Migration
Forum:
It is comprised of returnee migrants. The
forum discuss about gainful utilisation of experience, skills and remittance of
an expatriate. It also provides counselling and training in regards to Income
Generating Activities (IGA) and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME).
Migration Community
Volunteer (MCV):
A community-based volunteers’ pool of 1500
personnel is created in 122 Upazila through providing capacity development
trainings and orientations on safe migration process. Upon successful training
completion volunteers arrange and conduct issue based courtyard meetings. MCVs
distribute leaflets, brochures, pamphlet to raise awareness about safe
migration. They also provide counselling services to support seeking migrants.
Besides, MCVs assist potential migrants and their family members in migration
process by creating referral linkages with different Government Organisations
(GO) and Non- Government Organisations (NGO).
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