Kathmandu, September 19
The government is preparing to amend existing foreign employment law, which will allow Nepali migrant workers abroad to renew their labour permits at Nepal’s missions in their host countries.
They, however, can do so for maximum two times.
As proposed by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, the Cabinet has already endorsed a bill to amend the Foreign Employment Act. It is waiting to be registered in Parliament soon.
The Ministry informs that both types of workers–those working for corporations and individual households–can benefit from the new provision. In particular, this law will be more useful for domestic workers who have been living illegally due to their inability to come to Nepal to renew their permit.
The government had launched preparations to implement such provisions two years ago also. It, however, was not realised till date due to various reasons.
