The Price Migrants Pay, and Policies in Place

Abstract

Chapter 4 attempts to charter the range of the migrants’ vulnerabilities to existing migration policies at both points of the migration process. At the onset, the dynamics of abuses and deaths of the migrants and their impact on the families are explored. Focusing on the evolution of migration policy of South Asia, including Bangladesh, this chapter critically discusses the factors shaping the migration policy of Bangladesh. How the institutional framework of international migration is governed is also examined in this chapter. The authors, through this chapter, have made a strong argument by saying that although migration is structurally essential for many of the growing economies in Asia, the existing legislation of Bangladesh is inadequate to address the challenges that migrants encounter. The chapter wraps up by looking at policy challenges and reviewing the laws and initiatives of receiving countries.