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Project Title: Awareness Campaign Against Irregular Migration

Background
RMMRU has been actively engaged in research, training and advocacy work on labour migration issues for the last 10 years. It is currently involved in several studies on irregular migration, producing documentaries and dramas as well as providing training at the grass roots.
The aim of this project is to inform potential Bangladeshi migrants about options available to safely migrate to the United Kingdom. In this respect RMMRU has conducted research to identify professions where one can legally migrate. The organisation has also carried out research on harmful effects experienced by those who migrate illegally. The main focus of the project is to produce dramas through which information on safe migration and harmful effects of migrating abroad through irregular paths will be provided to broader audience.

Objectives:

Purpose of the Project:
> Develop awareness to curb fraudulence and cheating in labour migration
> Inform on problems and risks involved in irregular migration
> Make aware about do’s and don’ts in international labour migration
Expected Impact
> Increase in awareness on fraudulent practices and cheating
> Increase in awareness on advantages of regular migration
> Increase in awareness on rights of migrants

Activity
Within the project tenure of one year, RMMRU would produce several dramas on different issues with regards to migration. The major thematic areas of concentration are:

  • Promote safe migration
  • Reality abroad
  • Discourage irregular migration and illegal practices of travel agencies/ brokers/ recruiting agencies/ educational counsellors
  • Let students know of the advantages and challenges they would possibly face studying abroad
  • Job market and migration (Business/ Work Visa)
  • Encourage social adaptation of students and migrants who are going/living abroad
  • Bangladeshis overstaying at the UK under tourist/ visit and its consequences
  • Address the issue of migration through “marriage”

Several dramas will be produced in collaboration with reputed media production house and RMMRU aims to broadcast it in national TV channel and some private TV channel, too. Since the British High Commission is the financer of this project, the organisation also wishes to air it British TV channels.

At the moment, RMMRU is in contact with different media production houses that are recognised for their work in Bangladesh. After the media houses are done with presentation, RMMRU would choose the appropriate firm to work in producing dramas.


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