Opportunities and challenges in the areas of work, skills and investment in the UAE were also discussed. More than 200,000 Nepalese are in the United Arab Emirates, Nepal`s attractive work destination. “The Labour Pact is a constituent element of the employment sector of host and home countries. This is an important milestone in Nepalese employment services at home and abroad. With the signing of the agreement, the workers` employment contract was reduced from 3 years to 2 years. Similarly, the employees` monthly salary is paid into the employee`s bank account every 7th of the month. On that occasion, he added that his meeting with the Minister of Human Resources of the United Arab Emirates, Abdulrahman Al Awar, on the issue of labour rights and skills development of Nepalese workers had been fruitful. A joint technical working group, composed of officials from both countries, which will work on the effective implementation of the agreement and develop the necessary mechanism for the resumption of labour migration to Malaysia. Hailing the pact as an important step in the country`s labour migration policy, Minister Bista said: “This is a historic moment in bilateral relations between the two countries. The working agreement has further strengthened relations between Nepal and Malaysia.
During the meeting, the Nepalese side was invited to lift the ban on housework and, in response, the meeting agreed to form a bilateral joint committee and include the issues in the framework of the revision of the employment contract on the basis of the recommendation of the same committee. Nepalese workers had drawn the attention of Minister Shrestha to the issues they face due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the effective implementation of the working agreement signed between Nepal and the UNITED Arab Emirates. According to the agreement, Nepalese migrant workers who want to work in Malaysia do not have to pay fees for jobs there. Employers are responsible for all expenses on behalf of Nepalese workers, including recruitment service fees, round-trip tickets to Malaysia, visa fees, medical examination and employee security check.§ Workers` initial investment in medical examinations and security checks will be reimbursed to them during the first month of their work in Malaysia. The Government of Nepal has signed bilateral working agreements with five major target countries, namely, the Kingdom of Bahrain (29 April 2008), the State of Qatar (21 April 2005), the United Arab Emirates (3 July 2007), the Republic of Korea (23 July 2007) and Japan (2009). The government is also considering signing labour agreements with Oman, Lebanon and Malaysia. The labour pact will allow Nepalese workers to return to Nepal for 15 days of leave in the event of the death of their immediate family members. The agreement transferred responsibility for the return of workers` bodies to Nepal to the employer. In October 2018, Nepal signed a labour agreement with Malaysia, the preferred work destination for Nepalese migrant workers. The Government of Nepal has signed bilateral working agreements with a few major target countries, namely, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Korea, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Japan, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates.
The agreement signed with the United Arab Emirates in 2007 was renewed on 14 June 2019. Contribution to Evidence-Based M&D Policies and Practices – Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Nepal and the Government of the United Arab Emirates in the field of labour As he said, the safety and well-being of workers when processing for this purpose is a top priority. The Secretary of MoLESS, Surya Prasad Gautam, the Ambassador of Nepal to the United Arab Emirates, Krishna Prasad Dhakal, the Under-Secretary of State of MoLESS Thaneshwor Bhusal, the staff of the Embassy of Nepal, representatives of Nepalese organizations and representatives of the Nepal Non-Resident Association, Nepalese workers were present at the interaction. . Earlier, a high-level committee from Qatar called the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Krishna Kumar Shrestha, and his team to discuss safe and systematic labour migration. Nepal`s Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Gokarna Bista, and Malaysia`s Minister of Human Resources, Mr. Kulasegaran, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the recruitment, employment and repatriation of workers on a special basis in the capital. In an interaction with the Nepalese community organized today by the Nepalese Embassy in Abu Dhabi, Minister Shrestha, who is leading a Nepalese delegation to the UAE to participate in the sixth ministerial dialogue in Abu Dhabi, said the government had garnered votes for Nepalese workers abroad. Directive (with first amendment, 2010), 2009 for the secondment of Nepalese technical trainees to Japan, prepared in accordance with the provisions of Article 45 of the Governance Act 2064 (2007). – Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Nepal and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the posting of workers to the Republic of Korea under the work permit system: Mohammed Hassan Al-Obaidli, Secretary for Labour Affairs of Qatar, Qatar Qatar also chaired the meeting.
The Qatari side accepted Nepal`s proposal to support the socio-economic reintegration of Nepalese migrant workers who have returned from Qatar as one of the main destinations for Nepalese migrant workers. It also agreed to further systematize the Qatar Visa Centre. . Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security Binu Bajracharya led the Nepalese side at the meeting, and the team was accompanied by Pushpa Raj Bhattarai, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security Thaneshwor Bhusal. Nepal and Qatar have agreed to revise the bilateral labour agreement. At the fourth meeting of the Nepal-Qatar Joint Committee, the two sides agreed to revise the 2005 compact. “The MoU was introduced to prevent any form of exploitation of workers and human trafficking by external agents,” Malaysian Minister Kulasegaran told reporters at a press conference after the signing ceremony. . During the meeting, the Qatari team reportedly expressed its willingness to meet the recruitment criteria recommended by the committee. Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha said the government has led a campaign to make employment abroad safe, dignified and systematic.
– Agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Government of the State of Qatar on the Employment of Nepalese Workers in the State of Qatar: Nepal and Qatar mark approximately three decades of establishment of diplomatic relations. .