Govt steps up preparations to sign pacts with labour destinations

KATHMANDU: The government has intensified preparations to enter into labour agreement with the major destinations for Nepali migrant workers .

The government was in the final phase of signing a bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to supply domestic workers and with other countries to send labourers to other major destinations, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).

Shankardas Bairagi, Acting Secretary of MoFA, shared that the Ministry had already directed the concerned Nepali missions in six Gulf countries and Malaysia to implement the government’s decision to send Nepali laborers to these countries at the minimum cost.

He further said that all the Nepali missions abroad have been activated to bring in more foreign investment and to promote tourism as well to carry out due preparations to hold the Investment Conference. RSS