Sabita Khadka

Some Nepali workers have committed suicide abroad due to mental stress, while others fall ill due to unsuitable environments or develop depression, which also increases the risks. The FEB’s data shows an increase in the number of Nepali workers suffering from serious diseases, becoming disable...

The Government is set to sign a first-ever labor-agreement with Oman and renew its agreement with UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. A high-level discussion for a bilateral labor-agreement with Oman was held in Nepal, and a draft was dispatched to Oman after preliminary agreement.

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Migrant workers from Nepal are forced to purchase air tickets at exorbitant prices. The Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) has expressed its objection to the daily increase in airfare by airlines

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: More than 170,000 Nepalis left the country for foreign employment in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2024/25. According to the data released by the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE), the total number of Nepalis who left for foreign employment after obtaining labo...

KATHMANDU, Oct 23: The Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security (MoLESS) is intensifying efforts to establish new labor destination countries for Nepali workers. MoLESS has announced that bilateral labor agreements with Oman and Spain are in progress.

KATHMANDU, Oct 23: As to when exactly will Nepali migrant workers get to travel to Malaysia remains unclear even as Kuala Lumpur recently raised labor wages. 

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: The Malaysian government is set to cover undocumented workers who have traveled to the country for employment under its social security scheme. As a major destination for Nepali workers, Malaysia will now offer social security to foreign workers who leave their employer companies,...

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security is still investigating the applications for assistant workers (caregivers) at long-term care centers in Israel, creating uncertainty as the investigation process remains unresolved.

KATHMANDU, Aug 22: The Nepali youths face a compulsion to go abroad due to the lack of employment in the country. Since the current policies have been unable to address the issues related to foreign employment, the government has been advised to introduce new ones.

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: A Nepali woman arrives in Mauritius with a false promise of obtaining a green card for residence, work and business. She had gone there under the assurances of getting a job and a salary. However she was forced to perform household chores and fulfill the owner's demands.