Panels formed to manage foreign, domestic labour market The Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security has formed different taskforces and talk committees to manage foreign employment and domestic labour market. Nepal 24 Feb, 2022
Govt decides to establish hospital for labourers The government has granted approval to the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security to start the necessary process of constructing a hospital for labourers. Nepal 19 Feb, 2022
About 1.1 million children are engaged in labour in Nepal Some improvement has been witnessed in reducing child labour over the last one decade in Nepal. However, a report has found about 1.1 million children still working in areas such as brick kilns, carpet factories and entertainment business, among others. Nepal 11 Feb, 2022
Govt warns those exploiting migrant Nepali workers Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha reaffirmed his commitment not to backtrack from the campaign to reform the foreign employment sector. Nepal 09 Feb, 2022
Govt to honour returnee migrant workers who became entrepreneurs The government has decided to honour returnee migrant workers to encourage them to adopt self-employment measures. Nepal 04 Feb, 2022
Foreign employment companies classified The government will be classifying private companies involved in foreign employment business. Nepal 04 Feb, 2022
Health insurance on cards for migrant workers' families The government has started a process of incorporating families of Nepali migrant workers in health insurance policy. Nepal 22 Jan, 2022
PMEP workers' daily wage up, insurance compulsory The government has increased the wage of workers involved in the schemes under the Prime Minister Employment Programme. Nepal 21 Jan, 2022
EDITORIAL - Show seriousness The sudden surge in the number of new COVID-19 cases across the country has health officials worrying, with them warning that the next two weeks will be particularly challenging as the Omicron variant will keep infecting large numbers of people. Opinion 17 Jan, 2022
Nepal and Britain agree to establish labour relations Nepal and the United Kingdom have agreed to establish labour relations between the two countries. Business 16 Jan, 2022
DoFE to issue labour re-permit only thru online The Department of Foreign Employment, Kathmandu, is to issue labour re-permit to aspiring Nepali migrant workers via online from Sunday. Nepal 16 Jan, 2022
EDITORIAL - Worrisome economy Although Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has brushed aside the growing rumours that the country’s economy is in bad shape, all fiscal indicators do not support his claim. Opinion 22 Dec, 2021
