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Bilateral Arrangements

Nepal has signed bilateral labour agreements with some major destinations countries, namely, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Bahrain, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Israel and the United Kingdom.

Japan (Technical Intern Training Program)

Memorandum of Cooperation on the Technical Intern Training Program between the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan and the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Nepal. The agreement was signed on 1st January 2024.

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India (remittances)

The Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility (INRF) is a cross-border remittance scheme established to facilitate the transfer of funds from India to Nepal (one-way). Launched in May 2008 by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), its objective is to offer a secure and economically viable channel for Nepali migrants working in India to remit money to their families in Nepal.

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

'Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Nepal on Recruitment of Health Care Professionals'. The agreement was signed on 22nd August 2022.

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Israel

'Agreement between the Government of the State of Israel and the Government of Nepal on the Temporary Employment of Nepali Workers in Specific Labor Market Sectors in the State of Israel' signed on 30 September 2020.

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United Arab Emirates

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Nepal and The Government of the United Arab Emirates in the recruitment, employment and repatriation of workers. The Memorandum of Understanding came into force on 14th June 2019.

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Mauritius

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Nepal and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius on the recruitment and employment of workers from Nepal. The agreement was signed on 11th June 2019.

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Japan (Specified Skilled Worker)

Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the National Police Agency of Japan and the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security of the Government of Nepal on a Basic Framework for Information Partnership for Proper Operation of the System Pertaining to Foreign Human Resources with the Status of Residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”. The agreement was signed on 25 March 2019.

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Malaysia

Memorandum of Understanding signed on 29th October 2018 between the Government of Nepal and the Government of Malaysia on the recruitment, employment and repatriation of the workers.

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Jordan

'General Agreement in the Field of Manpower between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Government of Nepal' signed on 18 October 2017.