Demand for Bangladeshi women workers abroad in nursing, house management and garment sectors is increasing by the day.

Over 20,843 Bangladeshi women immigrants are now working abroad, according to statistics provided at a training programme on household work management organised by International Organisation for Migration (IOM) at its office in Dhaka.

The training manual prepared with the assistance of the IOM includes house management, child nursing, caring for people in old age and patients, health and sanitation, inservice security, overseas income management and language skill, IOM said in a press statement.

Director (training) of Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training Ahsan Habib said the government wants to extend such training programme for skill development of women workers, who intend to go abroad.

IOM Regional Representative Rabab Fatima said the demand for women workers would rise in the overseas market if they were provided with training of international standards.

There is no correct figure on how many Bangladeshi women are working in the Middle East and South Asian countries, she added.

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