KATHMANDU, JANUARY 19
The government of Nepal and the government of the State of Israel have decided to establish a joint working team (JWT) to prepare a bilateral agreement for sending Nepali nationals to work in construction sector in Israel.
The decision came after a constructive dialogue between Foreign Affairs Minister Narayan Khadka and Hanan Goder-Goldberger, ambassador of Israel to Nepal, as per a media release.
The two sides also expressed satisfaction over the completion of all the necessary processes with regard to the selection of auxiliary workers in the care giving sector and announced that the first batch of 99 workers in this sector leave for Israel on Wednesday.
More than 1,000 workers selected for this category are scheduled to leave for Israel in coming weeks.
A version of this article appears in the print on January 20, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
