Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) has canceled 563 applications for the position of Assistant Caregiver at long-term care centers in Israel. The cancellations came after the DoFE found fake certificates among the applications received for caregivers in Israel. This incide...

KATHMANDU, Aug 4: The government is preparing to implement a non-collateral loan system to protect migrant workers from high-interest rates. Following the recent monetary policy announcement by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), which includes provisions for non-collateral loans, the Ministry of Labor, Em...

KATHMANDU, July 31: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern over an incident in which 54 Nepali workers have been held hostage for over a month in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) while seeking foreign employment.

KATHMANDU, July 27: The youth from eight districts have been prominent in going abroad for employment, with many coming from Madhesh Province. According to the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE), as many as 749,297 Nepalis left the country for foreign employment in the fiscal year 2023/2024. Am...

KATHMANDU, July 16: A total of 54 Nepali workers who went to the UAE for foreign employment have been held hostage for over a month. They were recruited by the Osho Recruiting Agency Pvt Ltd for gardening jobs at the Tornado Group in the UAE. Mithu Paswan from Mahottari, one of the hostages, claimed...

KATHMANDU, May 27: The number of youths going abroad for foreign employment exceeded 771,000 in the last fiscal year 2022/23.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Nepali citizens who have traveled abroad on various visas for foreign employment can now obtain a 'Legitimization Work Permit' from the Nepali embassy of the respective countries.

KATHMANDU, May 8: The Foreign Employment Office under the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security has drastically reduced the time taken to process labor approvals, now completing the task in just 2 minutes and 44 seconds upon receiving the necessary documents.

KATHMANDU, May 7: The government has issued a statement cautioning Nepali citizens regarding the rising instances of fraudulent activities, luring people with promises of attractive employment opportunities abroad.

KATHMANDU, May 4: The police have arrested two individuals for allegedly defrauding around Rs 30 million by operating Niyoni Education Consultancy in Putalisadak, Kathmandu, using someone else’s citizenship without authorization and cheating individuals with promises of sending them to Japan on work...