Dhaka, May 7 -- Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has called for stronger global cooperation on migration governance, urging improved data systems, enhanced protection for migrant workers and intensified efforts to combat discrimination and misinformation.

Speaking as co-chair of the Multi-stakeholder Round Table-4 of the UN International Migration Review Forum at the UN Headquarters in New York, he said migrant workers must be treated as rights-holders, not "disposable labour inputs."

The minister stressed the need for accurate, disaggregated migration data, stronger national statistical systems, better inter-agency coordination and safeguards for privacy and human rights, according a statemen...