The Himalayan 21 December 2018 Owing to its reputation of being a safe and reliable destination for migrant workers, the government has started formal negotiations with Japan to supply Nepali workers. Earlier, the Japanese government had formally announced that it would allow Japanese firms to hire workers from nine countries including Nepal and had changed […]
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Reuters | 19 December 2019 KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Under pressure to crack down on labor abuses, Malaysia is moving to eliminate middlemen who charge millions of foreign workers exorbitant recruitment fees, leaving them saddled with debt and vulnerable to exploitation. In a bid to address this, recently Malaysia struck a deal with
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Kathmandu Post 15 December 2018 Nepal-The government has blacklisted a number of foreign employers in countries that are major destinations for Nepali migrant workers. The Department of Foreign Employment has blocked 65 foreign employers or companies from Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab of Emirates for violating their respective agreements with Nepali workers.
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The Daily Star | 8 November 2018 Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said his government will not allow any corruption in the process of hiring foreign workers into that country. During the tenure of the previous government, there was a lot of corruption involving the employment of or the bringing in of foreign workers,
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Kathmandu Post 7 November 2018 “When I was in University of Auckland for research I met a person there who had previously worked in the company. He told me to apply for a job. I did. After going through the rigorous selection process, I was selected,” Adhikari told the Post. While Adhikari looked forward to
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The Himalayan Times | 29 October 2018 Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista and Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran signed the MoU in the capital today. “This is a historical moment and a positive development for Nepali migrant workers. We will sign pacts with other labour destinations soon,” said Minister Bista.
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Kathmandu Post | 29 October 2018 Nepal on Monday signed a labour agreement with Malaysia, the most preferred job destination for Nepali migrant workers, in Kathmandu. Nepali Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista and Malaysian Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Recruitment, Employment, and Repatriation
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Kathmandu Post | 28 October 2018 Qatar, which hosts hundreds of thousand Nepalis, has proposed a ‘zero cost’ modality for employing migrant workers in the country. The developments come as another relief for Nepali workers who face a number of hassles before departing for the job destination and while working in a foreign country. According
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