The recruiting agencies play a prominent role in various stages of the recruitment process in Bangladesh. All the process is conducted according to the act of “Overseas Employment and Migrants Act 2013”.
The major activities of the recruiting agencies are as follows:
- They collect information about the vacancies and identify the job placement opportunities.
- The agencies receive the demand letter or job order and others required documents from the foreign employers, either directly or via overseas recruitment agencies.
- They provide the exact information to the prospective migrant workers about living and working conditions in destination country.
- Arrange an Interview and try to match their qualifications and skills which are required by employers for specific job openings.
- Arrange the process of the issue of passports, police clearance, as well as the certificate of qualifications and skills.
- Recruiting agencies guide the migrant workers throughout the immigration process.
- Recruiting agencies take steps to ensure safety and security of the migrant workers who are in the hands of their employers in different countries.
In a word, the role of recruiting agency is a triangular employment arrangement involving workers, agency and the user firm.