Column by Mahfuz Anam: At every step, they are exploited, mistreated and humiliated

Expatriate workers are our goose of Aesop's Fables that lays the golden eggs. And they do so year after year, without any help from us, and in spite of the constant humiliation we subject them to. From 2016 to 2019, the average annual remittance (Jan-Dec) flow was USD 15.25 billion. In 2020, it rose to USD 21.7 billion. For the first four months of the current year (January to April 2021), we have so far received USD 7.7 billion. This, in spite of the global pandemic and the consequent job and financial loss. Their devotion to their families and the country is unparalleled.