KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 4
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Nepal in collaboration with ANKUR-Nepal held the workshop for the Nepali returnee migrants from Korea at Hotel Himalaya, on Thursday.
Chong-Suk Park, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and Ek Narayan Aryal, Ministry of Labour Employment and Social Security were present at the workshop.
ANKUR is the Non-Governmental Organization of Nepali returnee migrants who used to work in Korea through Employment Permit System (EPS) and returned to Nepal.
The workshop is being held since 2018 in order to support the success of ANKUR members who play an important role as a bridge between Korea and Nepal. However, the workshop was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19.
About 78,000 people have been dispatched so far to Korea since the start of the Employment Permit System (EPS) in 2008. Currently, about 36,000 people are currently working in Korea. For this year only, a total of 15,000 people are expected to be dispatched to Korea by the end of 2022, according to the organization.
According to the statement released by the organization, EPS returnee migrants have experience of several years of living in Korea and after returning to Nepal, they have been spreading Korean culture as well as technology while working or doing business in Nepal by utilizing the skills and capital they acquired from Korea.
"They also play an important role in the economic development and cultural exchange of both countries"
During the workshop, an ODA project of the Korean government, "The Project for strengthening stage-wise support system for the stable reintegration of Korea returnee migrants in Nepal," was presented.
The project will be carried out by KOICA from this year to 2028, ANKUR stated.
