Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- A total of 906,355 male and female workers moved abroad from January to November in 2024, marking a decline of nearly 30.80 per cent compared to the previous year, according to a report by Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU).

In 2023, over 1.30 million workers went abroad for employment, it said.

The report raised concerns over the significant fall in female migration. In between January and November this year, only 54,696 women migrated in search of work, accounting for 6.03 per cent of total migrants, marking the lowest rate of female migration in the past decade, excluding the pandemic period. Female migration to overseas countries dropped by 22 per cent this year compared to the previous year.

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