KATHMANDU, July 20: Daayitwa organized the second policy dialogue of the ECO Talks Series on youth employment on Tuesday. The dialogue featured Gokarna Bista, Member of Parliament and former Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security and Former Minister for Energy as the Policy Guardian.
The panel consisted of Jiblal Bhusal, joint secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies; Amun Thapa, president of Confederation of Nepalese Industries Young Entrepreneurs Forum; and the Founder and CEO of Sasto Deal Pvt Ltd, Moushumi Shrestha; Director of Shreenagar Agro Group; and Dr Kalpana Khanal, Senior Research Fellow of Policy Research Institute. They examined the challenges and innovative ways of mobilization of human resources and made some recommendations to take parliamentary actions to promote employment opportunities to retain the youth labor force in Nepal.
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“Human resources and capital are the most important factors to be considered while discussing the development of Nepal. Unfortunately, the government does not possess the exact data, however, the average estimate of the labor force that has gone from Nepal in search of foreign employment is over six million. Creating sustainable employment opportunities within the nation is the only way to retain the youth labor force in Nepal. But, as long as we don't prioritize production over trade, this problem will not be addressed,” a statement quoted Gokarna Bista as saying.
The event brought together 60+ policymakers, CSOs, private companies, journalists and other relevant policy stakeholders. In the Eco Talks Series, the dialogues will continue to feature panels with three key policy stakeholders - policy beneficiaries, policy critics and policy implementers and championship of the major takeaways by young parliamentarians as the policy guardian.
