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Re-registered workers to get contracts from January-end
The process of signing labor contracts between South Korean employers and those who have reapplied for the jobs under Employment Permit Systems (EPS) will begin by the end of this month.Published on: 16 January 2013 | Republica
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मार्चमा मात्रै कोरिया जान पाइने
भाषा परीक्षा पास गरेर बसेका कामदार कोरिया जान मार्चसम्म कुर्नुपर्ने भएको छ। जनवरीको अन्तिम हप्ताबाट श्रम सम्झौता आउने र मार्चबाट जान सुरु हुने (रोजगार अनुमति प्रणाली) इपिएस नेपालले जनाएको छ।Published on: 16 January 2013 | Nagarik
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रोजगारी विदेशमा, विकास गाउँमा
सदरमुकामबाट करिब ३१ किलोमिटरमा रहेको दुर्गम गाउँ हो मायमझुवा। खोलानाला धेरै रहेको यो गाउँमा कच्ची मोटरबाटोको सुविधा भर्खरै पुग्दैछ। तर, भारतीय र बेलायती सेनामा रहेका स्थानीय युवाको पहलमा गाउँ अहिले झलमल्ल छ। गाउँमा पुल, विद्यालय, सामुदायिक भवन, बाटोघाटो, पाटी-पौवा बनेका छन्। खानेपानी, शौचालयको सुविधा प्रत्येकजसो घरमा छ।Published on: 16 January 2013 | Nagarik
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Saudi Arabia hostile for housemaids
Saudi Arabia has emerged as the most hostile place for housemaids — especially foreign domestic workers. A study by the Philippines government about the exploitation of housemaids has revealed that there is physical and psychological violence associated with the job.Published on: 16 January 2013 | The Himalayan Times
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IME hands over Rs 30k
International Money Express (IME), a remittance company, has provided financial assistance of Rs 30,000 from its welfare fund to the families of two deceased migrant workers, namely, Khadga Bahadur Pithakoti of Lumde, Ilam, and Bishnu Prasad Acharya of Terhthum.Published on: 15 January 2013 | Republica
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Salary hike planned for Nepali workers in Qatar
The government has been working to hike the minimum salary for Nepali migrant workers employed in Qatar. Based on the recommendation of the Nepal Embassy in Doha, Qatar, the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) is planning to increase the basic pay to 1,000 Qatari riyals (approximately Rs 24,000) per month from 800 Qatari riyals set some two years ago.Published on: 14 January 2013 | The Kathmandu Post
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Wage hike awaits Nepalis working in Qatar
The government is all set to jack up minimum remuneration of Nepalis working in Qatar by 400 Qatari Riyal (QAR) keeping in view the increasing cost of living in the labor destination.Published on: 14 January 2013 | Republica
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Birgunj Labor Office demands updated data from 300 industries
The Labor Office of Birgunj has issued letters to around 300 industries demanding that they update their industrial statistics as per the Labor Act 1991.Published on: 14 January 2013 | Republica
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Saudi agent kidnapped, released
A Saudi national who recruits Nepali housemaids was kidnapped and held for a week in Kathmandu, the Saudi Gazette reported.Published on: 14 January 2013 | The Himalayan Times
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Activists seek labour diplomacy
Migrant rights activists have urged the government to expand its diplomatic presence in Gulf countries — Oman, Bahrain and Lebanon — to protect housemaids who are a vulnerable group. About 100,000 Nepalis, including 40,000 women, are believed to be working in these countries.Published on: 14 January 2013 | The Himalayan Times
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Nepalis in US help renovate school
Aashraya Foundation Nepal, formed by the students studying in USA in 2007, provided Rs 1.5 million to repair the dilapidated three-room school building.Published on: 14 January 2013 | The Himalayan Times
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First Saudi envoy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has approved the proposed residential ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Nepal, Abdul-Nasser bin Hussain Al-Harthy.Published on: 13 January 2013 | The Himalayan Times
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Human trafficking on rise in garb of foreign jobs.
The networks of human traffickers in Nepal have been doing their businesses in the facade of foreign employment with their yearly turnover pegged at a staggering figure of Rs 40 billion.Published on: 13 January 2013 | The Himalayan Times
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विदेशी भूमिमा मृत्यु
तथ्यांकअनुसार, गएको एक वर्षमा खाडी मुलुक र मलेसियामा कार्यरत ८ सय ३४ नेपाली श्रमिकको ज्यान गएको छ । यो तथ्यांकले वैदेशिक रोजगारका लागि गएका नेपाली श्रमिकको जीवन सुरक्षाबारे डरलाग्दो तस्बिर देखाएको छ । श्रम गर्ने ऊर्जाशील युवा उमेरमा यति धेरै संख्यामा नेपाली श्रमिकहरूको मृत्यु हुनुलाई के स्वाभाविक रूपमा लिन सकिन्छ ? कमाउन भनेर विदेश गएका हाम्रा श्रमिकहरू किन विदेशी भूमिमा देहत्याग गर्दै छन् ? गम्भीर समीक्षा हुनु आवश्यक छ ।Published on: 13 January 2013 | Kantipur
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Insufficient information hits migrants.
Fraud in the outsourcing sector has been rising in recent years. More than 2,100 outsourcing fraud cases worth about Rs 1.21 billion were reported at the department last year. The number of outsourcing fraud cases reached 943 in the first five months of current fiscal. They were worth Rs 447.96 million.Published on: 13 January 2013 | The Himalayan Times
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Board warns women migrants not to use Indian route
The Foreign Employment Promotion Board (FEPB) has asked women aspiring to migrate for foreign jobs not to use the Indian route while going abroad. The board has warned them that using illegal routes via India may put them in difficulty.Published on: 12 January 2013 | The Himalayan Times
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मलेसियामा कामदारको तलब वृद्धि चरण
गत वर्ष जुन १ देखि नै लागू गर्ने भने पनि रोजगारदाताको आग्रहका कारण कार्यान्वयनमा ढिलाइ भयो र सरकारले यही नयाँ वर्षदेखि लागू गर्न रोजगारदातालाई निर्देशन दिएको थियो । त्यसको केही दिनपछि विभिन्न एसोसिएसन तथा ६ सय ३५ निजी कम्पनीले व्यापार घाटामा रहेको भन्दै कार्यान्वनका लागि अरू ६ महिना समय दिन -जुलाईसम्म) अनुमति मागे । सोही कारण सरकारले तलबलाई क्रमशः लागू गराउँदै जाने निर्णय लिएको छ ।Published on: 12 January 2013 | Kantipur
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