How HR policies of IOM accommodate cultural diversities of the immigrants: A case on Rohingya influx in Bangladesh

Abstract

International organization for Migration (IOM) is an organization under the United Nations whose main task is to monitor and handle the migration sector of the UN, it is also known as the UN migration agency. Over the years, IOM has grown into 173 Member States and a further 8 states holding observer status. Its global presence has expanded to over 400 field locations. With over 90 percent of its staff positioned in the field, IOM has become a lead responder to the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies. In Bangladesh, IOM is currently working with the Rohingya project, though IOM has been operating in Bangladesh for a long time after the Rohingya influx, they have implemented various changes in their HR policies. This report reflects the changes that IOM Bangladesh has gone through before and after the Rohingya influx and how they have managed their HR policies during this recent Covid-19 situation