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03/06/2009

Bangladeshi migrant workers

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Migrant labourers are being thrown out of work by the recession - but can they go home?

Migrant labourers around the world.are being laid off and deported. But are countries like Bangladesh ready to absorb thousands of returning workers?

Migrant workers around the world are being hit hard by the recession. Many are losing their jobs and being deported.  But how will home countries cope with the loss of remittances and the return of hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers.  Farhana Haider looks at how one country - Bangladesh - is dealing with the problem:

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