Bangladeshi minister satisfied with countrymen’s working environment in Seychelles |23 January 2018

Bangladesh’s Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Nurul Islam, is satisfied with the working environment of the Bangladeshi workers currently employed in Seychelles in various sectors such as construction, tourism and agriculture.

This follows an official visit by the minister during the weekend when he also visited the O’Nivo construction company at Providence and also Bangladeshi workers on a construction site at Ile Perseverance.

Minister Islam was accompanied by the Seychelles’ Minister for Employment, Immigration and Civil Status Myriam Telemaque, the principal secretary for employment Jules Baker and other officials of the ministry.

There are around 2,200 Bangladeshi workers currently employed in various sectors from agriculture, tourism and construction in Seychelles and they are working tirelessly to grow the economy of Seychelles and at the same time provide to their families back home.

Speaking to the media after their visit, Minister Islam pointed out that he is satisfied how the Bangladeshi workers are being treated.

“The purpose of my visit is to oversee the working condition of the Bangladeshi workers at O’Nivo Construction company.  I am really satisfied with their working environment and salaries. The workers are well treated, and really enjoy working in such a beautiful country. Obviously we will have to monitor their condition so that Seychelles can have more Bangladeshi workers,” he said.

Minister Telemaque added that Bangladeshi workers are well treated in the country.

“We are really happy with the condition of the workers, and we will work hard to keep improving their daily stay in our country. The Bangladeshi minister also compared the working condition of the Bangladeshi workers here with other countries and we agreed that expatriate workers should be well treated,” said Minister Telemaque.

One of the workers, Hassan Mahamudul, who is employed with O’Nivo Construction company, told the media that he enjoys working in Seychelles.

“Every two years I get a ticket to go back to Bangladesh for free. I am really pleased with my working condition and could not ask for more. I really appreciate that the Bangladeshi minister took the time to visit us,” he said.

Owned by Hao Liu, O’Nivo Construction Company employs around 30 workers.

Before the site visit, the Bangladeshi delegation paid a courtesy call on Minister Telemaque at her office at the Independence House Annex, Victoria.

Minister Islam was originally expected in the country of Thursday night and was to hold meetings with Minister Telemaque last Friday, but his programme had to be altered as he had to stay much longer in Mauritius as Air Seychelles had stopped flying there for a short while because cyclone Berguitta left a trail of destruction across the island after battering it with the strength of a hurricane.