Dhaka, April 10 -- Wage Earners' Welfare Board has recently launched are integration project of Tk 60 million for 3,000 returnee female migrant workers to support them in their income-generating activities.

Each of the workers will get Tk 20,000 to start their livelihood plans. This money will be distributed among the women as a grant, officials said.

Because of the Covid-19 fallout, about 50,000 women returned home until December 2020.

Besides, a significant number of women workers returned home earlier being cheated or tortured by recruiters and employers.

According to the welfare desk at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and rights activists, at least 10,000 female workers returned home from different countries of the Midd...