Bangladesh syndicate

The tabled reports allege the existence of collusion between the alleged syndicate and Labour Department officials to enter the country on illegal work permits.

Juffa first raised the issue with Labour Minister, Benjamin Poponawa, in Parliament last week, in which the Minister denied having any knowledge of the syndicate and said he would instruct the department to look into it.

Northern Governor Gary Juffa said: “The Bangladesh syndicate is proliferating the entire nation, and the syndicate is working with blessing from (Labour) Department.”

The Minister for Labour and Industrial Relations Benjamin Poponawa said he is unaware of the allegation raised and will seek clarification from the department before he can comment.

But the Minister admitted corruption had become a norm in many government departments.