MoUs signed to explore new labour destination The government has recently signed two memoranda of understandings with two European Union Countries — Germany and Romania — with the objective of finding new job markets for Nepali migrant workers where they could get real price for their service and social security protection. Nepal 15 Oct, 2023
Irregularities in 'free visa, free ticket' provisions ​​​​​​​Although several legal prerequisites have been stipulated to regulate foreign employment, irregularities have been found in the implementation of ‘free visa and free ticket’ provisions. Kathmandu 31 Jul, 2023
MoLESS proposes amendment to work permit procedures The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has sent a proposal to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal who also holds the Labour, Employment and Social Security portfolio for amending the ministry’s procedure to grant labour permits to Nepali migrant workers from destination countries. PM Dahal is expected to okay the procedure soon. Opinion 15 Mar, 2023
Mentorship and coaching of youth: When they can make the difference International aid is often rightly criticised. Too top down, too much red tape, too many overhead costs and so forth. Yet sometimes interesting ideas can emerge, and one of these is the Women’s Leadership Mentoring Programme organised by the British Embassy in Kathmandu, a very smart way to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child 2021. Opinion 11 Nov, 2021
Nepal Rastra Bank pins relief to COVID impact KATHMANDU, JULY 27 Nepal Rastra Bank has put various sectors into three categories on the basis of the level of impact caused by the COVID-19 — highly-affected, semi-affected and least-affected. Issuing a circular today, the central bank... 28 Jul, 2020
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
226 manpower agencies apply for merger process Kathmandu, September 1 After the government amended the Foreign Employment Act to encourage manpower firms to go for mergers, 226 manpower firms have applied for merger so far. After the merger process is completed, these 226 firms will be... 02 Sep, 2019
�DoFE will take action against any education consultancy operating as A RECRUITING FIRM� Stakeholders have long been complaining about rising anomalies in the foreign labour sector and questioning the ability of the Department of Foreign Employment to carry out inspections properly. Similarly, DoFE is also facing criticism regarding its... 20 Aug, 2019
Manpower agencies threaten to launch protest Kathmandu, July 28 Against the backdrop of the government failing to resume issuing work permits to Malaysia-bound Nepali workers, recruiting agencies have threatened to start protests against the government starting from Wednesday. Citing that... 29 Jul, 2019
Outflow of migrants drops by 17pc Kathmandu, July 21 In a trend that is contradictory to previous years, the number of Nepali job aspirants going abroad dropped by 103,857 or 16.9 per cent in 2018-19. As per the statistics maintained by the Department of Foreign Employment, the... Travel 22 Jul, 2019
Basic minimum wage eludes Nepali migrant workers Kathmandu, May 8 Due to the government’s short-sightedness while signing bilateral labour agreements with several countries, Nepali migrant workers are being deprived of a basic minimum wage and other benefits in destination countries. Till... Travel 09 May, 2019
Govt blacklists 67 foreign employers Kathmandu, March 20 The government has barred domestic manpower companies from recruiting Nepali workers in 67 companies abroad, as it tightens noose around foreign employers that violate agreement signed with employees. The Department of Foreign... 21 Mar, 2019
