37 health centres barred from providing medical check-up service to migrants Kathmandu, December 10 The government has barred 37 health check-up institutions from providing medical examination service to migrant workers. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) has withdrawn their permit to conduct... 11 Dec, 2019
Compensation to be reviewed for Budhigandaki hydel project Kathmandu, December 10 The government, representatives of different political parties and locals of Gorkha and Dhading districts have reached a four-point agreement on the land compensation dispute of the 1,200-megawatt Budhigandaki Hydropower... 11 Dec, 2019
World Bank is here to please 30 million Nepali citizens The World Bank recently approved a soft loan of US$120 million for the government’s Youth Employment Transformation Initiative (YETI) Project. The five-year project aims to benefit 100,000 youths, of which around 60 per cent are women. Of the fund... Travel 09 Dec, 2019
Govt to conduct skill-based training for migrant workers Kathmandu, November 23 The government is planning to conduct skill-based training in coordination with the private sector for migrant workers with an aim to improve their skills. The secretariat of the Foreign Employment Promotion Board (FEPB),... 24 Nov, 2019
Labour pact with Oman soon Kathmandu, November 19 With an aim to provide more safety and security to Nepali migrants travelling to various destinations for employment purposes, the government has accorded priority to signing labour agreements with various nations in recent... 20 Nov, 2019
Nepal-UAE JWC meeting kicks off in Kathmandu KATHMANDU: First meeting of the labour-related joint working committee (JWC) of Nepal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has begun in Kathmandu today. Representatives from both the countries are taking part in the two-day meeting which aims to... Travel 03 Nov, 2019
Nepalis can go to work in Malaysia from September 15 Employers from Malaysia will foot bill of recruitment service, two-way airfare, visa fee, health check-up Kathmandu, September 12 Labour officials of Nepal and Malaysia have signed a new agreement that is expected to resume migration of... 13 Sep, 2019
Nepali workers to go to Malaysia for foreign employment KATHMANDU: Today's agreement between Nepali and Malaysian authorities have re-opened the prospect for Nepali workers to go to Malaysia for foreign employment. The joint working group (JWG) meeting of officials from both countries which began in... Travel 12 Sep, 2019
Nepal, Malaysia start talks on labour pact JWG meeting may finalise reopening of Malaysian market for Nepali migrant workers Kathmandu, September 10 Against the backdrop of the government failing to resume issuing work permits to Malaysia-bound Nepali workers, a two-day joint working group... 11 Sep, 2019
Nepal, Malaysia to hold talks on labour migration on Sept 10-11 Kathmandu, August 29 Against the backdrop of the government failing to resume issuing work permits to Malaysia-bound Nepali workers, Nepal and Malaysia will hold a meeting on labour migration on September 10 and 11 in Kuala Lumpur. An official... 30 Aug, 2019
Language test for Japan-bound workers on October 27 and 28 Kathmandu, August 13 The government will conduct language test of Nepali workers aspiring to go to Japan on October 27 and 28. Similarly, skill test of job aspirants to Japan has been set for November 6 and 7. Mahesh Prasad Dahal, secretary at... 14 Aug, 2019
Government begins cracking down on errant manpower firms Kathmandu, August 5 Equipped with the authority to take legal action against manpower agencies that cheat foreign job-seekers, the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE), under the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS), has... 06 Aug, 2019
