About
Mohammad Jalal Uddin Sikder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at North South University (NSU), Bangladesh. Before joining NSU, he served as an Associate Professor at Daffodil International University and the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). He was also an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU).
Sikder has over 25 years of empirical research, 13 years of teaching, and 10 years of professional experience as a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Expert with the European Commission, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Bonn, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)/Department for International Development (DFID)-UK, the British Council, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), International Labor Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), US Committee for Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), NORC at the University of Chicago and Solidarity Center-Sri Lanka. His research interests include labor migration, modern slavery and recruitment, returnee reintegration, forced migration, Rohingya refugee issues, irregular migration and trafficking, labor rights and women’s empowerment in the RMG sector, and climate-induced migration and urban resettlement.
He has authored books and scholarly articles published by reputable international publishers and collaborated with the University of Sussex, UK on migration research. Sikder was a recipient of the NTS-Asia Research Fellowship from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has presented his research at conferences and workshops across Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Nepal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Africa, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Switzerland, the Philippines, and the United States.
He serves on the Executive Committee of Asian Ethnicity (Taylor & Francis) and is a Guest Editor for Frontiers in Human Dynamics. He reviews for journals including Asian and Pacific Migration Journal (Sage), Comparative Migration Studies (Springer), Journal of Borderland Studies (Taylor & Francis), Journal of Immigration and Refugee Studies (Taylor & Francis) and Migration and Development (Sage). Sikder regularly appears on television talk shows and writes for national newspapers, offering insights on migration, refugee affairs, and political issues.
Expertise
Consultation (1)
Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning
Active
Education & Training
$56/hr
I am a Labour Migration and Mobility Specialist with over 25 years of empirical research, 13 years of teaching, and 10 years of consultancy experience, working across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. I have served as a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Expert for leading international organizations, including ILO, IOM, UNHCR, DFID/FCDO, British Council, European Commission, GIZ, USAID, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).My consulting and resear... More
I am a Labour Migration and Mobility Specialist with over 25 years of empirical research, 13 years of teaching, and 10 years of consultancy experience, working across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. I have served as a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Expert for leading international organizations, including ILO, IOM, UNHCR, DFID/FCDO, British Council, European Commission, GIZ, USAID, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
My consulting and research expertise spans internal and international labour migration; labour recruitment processes and modern slavery (including OLR systems); returnee reintegration; migration, remittances, and inequality; skills development (TVET) for employment; forced displacement and Rohingya refugee issues; irregular migration, human smuggling, and trafficking; labour rights in the RMG sector; women’s empowerment; and climate-induced migration and urban resettlement.
I have published extensively in national and international platforms, contributing books, journal articles, and policy reports on migration, labour governance, and refugee protection.
I am open to advisory roles, research collaborations, and consulting opportunities with international agencies, universities, think tanks, and development organizations.
LessMy consulting and research expertise spans internal and international labour migration; labour recruitment processes and modern slavery (including OLR systems); returnee reintegration; migration, remittances, and inequality; skills development (TVET) for employment; forced displacement and Rohingya refugee issues; irregular migration, human smuggling, and trafficking; labour rights in the RMG sector; women’s empowerment; and climate-induced migration and urban resettlement.
I have published extensively in national and international platforms, contributing books, journal articles, and policy reports on migration, labour governance, and refugee protection.
I am open to advisory roles, research collaborations, and consulting opportunities with international agencies, universities, think tanks, and development organizations.
Publications
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Remittances and social resilience of migrant households in rural Bangladesh
MJU Sikder, V Higgins
Migration and Development 6 (2), 253-275
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66 | 2017 |
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Remittances and life chances: A study of migrant households in rural Bangladesh
MJU Sikder
Migration and Development 2 (2), 261-285
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44 | 2013 |
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Bangladesh
MJU Sikder
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 17 (3-4), 257-275
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32 | 2008 |
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Livelihoods and informal trade at the Bangladesh border
MJU Sikder, BK Sarkar
Inter-Asia cultural studies 6 (3), 432-445
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29 | 2005 |
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Remittance income and social resilience among migrant households in rural Bangladesh
MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis
Palgrave Macmillan
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14 | 2017 |
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Work condition of Bangladeshi factory workers in the Middle-Eastern countries
T Siddiqui, MJU Sikder, K Haque, M Hossainul
RMMRU,(online) Available at:< http://www. samren. net/Research_Papers/doc …
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13 | 2004 |
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Rural to urban migration for domestic work in Bangladesh
S Tasneem, M Sikder
Social Protection and Livelihoods: Marginalised Migrant Workers of India and …
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12 | 2009 |
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Protection of migrants during COVID-19 Pandemic: Situation analysis of RMMRU and tasks ahead
T Siddiqui, SR Rashid, SN Azad, MJ Sikder
Press Conference, Dhaka
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5 | 2020 |
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Adaptation strategies of poor urban migrants in the context of climate change: a case study of informal settlements in Natore, Sirjaganj and Rajshahi
T Siddiqui, M Bhuiyan, M Sikder, M Islam
Working paper series
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5 | 2014 |
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Climate change and mitigation in Bangladesh
T Siddiqui, MJU Sikder, MRA Bhuiyan
Cooling down: Local responses to global climate change, 113
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4 | 2022 |
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Situation Analyses of Migratory Patterns of Cox’s Bazaar District
CR Abrar, MJU Sikder
Dhaka: IOM
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3 | 2007 |
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Conclusion: Remittances and household social resilience
MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis, MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis
Remittance Income and Social Resilience among Migrant Households in Rural …
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2 | 2017 |
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Remittances and social resilience: a study of migrant households in Bangladesh
MJU Sikder
Monash University
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2 | 2012 |
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Population Movements and the Threat of HIV/AIDS Virus at the Bangladesh-India Border
MJU Sikder
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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2 | 2008 |
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The unequal landscape of remittances: The case of rural Bangladesh
SR Rashid, MJU Sikder, E Hossain
South Asia Migration Report 2020, 85-110
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1 | 2020 |
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International Labour Migration from Bangladesh: Risk, Protection and Policy
MJU Sikder
JUDICIAL, 21
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1 | 2020 |
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Remittances and livelihood strategies: improving household life chances
MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis, MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis
Remittance Income and Social Resilience among Migrant Households in Rural …
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1 | 2017 |
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Uneven geography of remittances and household resilience
MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis, MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis
Remittance Income and Social Resilience among Migrant Households in Rural …
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1 | 2017 |
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Remittances and Livelihood Diversification: Building Resilient Household Economies
MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis, MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis
Remittance Income and Social Resilience among Migrant Households in Rural …
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1 | 2017 |
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Remittances: From Development Impacts to Social Resilience
MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis, MJU Sikder, V Higgins, PH Ballis
Remittance Income and Social Resilience among Migrant Households in Rural …
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1 | 2017 |
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