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DHAKA (Reuters) - Mauritius has withdrawn a decision to expel thousands of Bangladeshi workers, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said on Tuesday following a visit.
Maurituius in July ordered some 6,000 Bangladeshi workers, 4,000 of whom work in clothing factories, to leave within six months in a move to protect local jobs.
Impoverished Bangladesh received $4.66 billion in remittances from more than 6 million citizens working abroad between July and November, around 24 percent more than a year earlier.
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