Roadmap for repatriation, reintegration of migrant workers The number of permits issued by the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) is 5,955,051 till last fiscal year. Among the 110 officially open destinations, Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, (64%) countries, Malaysia (30%) and others (6%) have been... 14 May, 2020
674 Nepali workers infected by COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia Kathmandu, May 13 The number of Nepali migrant workers infected by the coronavirus in Saudi Arabia has reached 674. According to Nepali Embassy in Riyadh, 674 Nepali migrant workers, including 11 women, have tested positive for the virus. It is... Travel 14 May, 2020
Nine dead, 510 infected KATHMANDU: Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, nine Nepali migrant workers employed in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have succumbed to the disease and another 510 labourers in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and Malaysia have been... Travel 12 May, 2020
Malaysia breather for illegal migrants Kathmandu, May 7 The Immigration Department of Malaysia today directed all foreign workers whose residential visas expired after December 31 to leave Malaysia within 14 days of the expiry of ‘the movement control order’ (Malaysian term for... Travel 08 May, 2020
88 Nepalis contract COVID-19 in Bahrain Kathmandu, May 6 Eighty-eight Nepali migrant workers have tested positive for coronavirus in a single day in Bahrain, taking the total number of Nepalis infected by the virus to 245 in the Gulf country. Last Thursday, the Embassy of Nepal in... Travel 07 May, 2020
COVID-19 claims six migrants in UAE Kathmandu, May 2 Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, a total of six Nepali migrant workers employed in the United Arab Emirates have lost their lives and another 305 labourers in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and Malaysia have... Travel 03 May, 2020
149 Nepali migrants infected by COVID-19 Kathmandu, April 19 A total of 149 Nepali migrant workers have been infected by the coronavirus in various labour destinations, especially in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations and Malaysia. Most labour destinations, which are dominated by... 20 Apr, 2020
South Korea extends visa of Nepali migrants Kathmandu, April 14 The South Korean government has decided to extend by 50 days the visa of Nepali workers who had gone there via the Employment Permit System. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labour of South Korea, migrant workers... Travel 15 Apr, 2020
COVID-19 sledgehammers economic activities We will have to wait for at least three to four months just to return to some semblance of normalcy Pashupati Murarka, former president of FNCCI The government needs to launch an effective rescue package that can provide relief to sectors... Travel 09 Apr, 2020
DoFE coordinating with diplomatic missions abroad Kathmandu, April 7 The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) has been in close contact with various Nepali embassies and diplomatic missions abroad to provide necessary help to Nepali nationals in those respective countries. “We are... 08 Apr, 2020
Migrant worker dies in Dubai KATHMANDU: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed the life of a 40-year-old Nepali migrant worker, who was employed as a housemaid in Dubai. The woman from Devadaha, Butwal, had earlier informed her family that she was suffering from stomach ache and... Travel 08 Apr, 2020
Amendment of Foreign Employment Act on the cards Kathmandu, April 6 With an aim to provide some respite to the foreign employment recruitment agencies to recover the losses caused by the coronavirus crisis, the government is preparing to amend the Foreign Employment Act. The Ministry of Labour,... 07 Apr, 2020
