Budget allocates Rs3.63 billion for labour sector, focuses on safer foreign employment and skills development
By Hom Karki Government announces zero-cost migration measures, remittance investment schemes, rescue support for stranded workers and programmes for returnee migrants.
Cambodia waives overstay fines for 602 Nepalis
By Hom Karki Embassy in Bangkok urges undocumented Nepalis in Cambodia to return home immediately.
Applications open for 2,300 caregiver jobs in Israel
By Hom Karki Nepal’s Department of Foreign Employment has called for applications for caregivers at long-term care centres in Israel, with 60 percent of the quota reserved for women.
Private sector opposes government plan to centralise CSR funds
By Hom Karki Business groups and BFIs have opposed the government’s plan to channel corporate social responsibility funds into a central state-run mechanism, arguing that the money should continue to be spent directly on local communities.
Report details abuse and unsafe conditions faced by Nepali workers on Saudi Aramco projects
By Hom Karki Study by London-based rights group finds workers toiling up to 14 hours in over 50 degrees heat.
Thirty-six Nepali workers in Qatar unpaid for eight months
By Hom Karki Workers say a Qatari company has withheld salaries and benefits for eight months, leaving them unable to return home as unpaid dues cross Rs20.5 million.
Israel-bound excluded workers must reapply under new recruitment process
By Hom Karki Labour Ministry says 1,153 applicants excluded from Israel caregiver selection cannot be sent and must join future recruitment rounds.
Health screening of Nepali workers conducted through authorised institutions, says Malaysia
By Hom Karki Embassy says 36 listed health facilities are approved to carry out medical tests and collect additional service fees under bilateral labour agreement.
Arrests, device seizures in crackdown on consultancies over shady student migration process
By Hom Karki & Gaurav Pokharel Poor oversight by education and labour authorities enabled illegal overseas recruitment through consultancies.
Nepal, Thailand step up cooperation against human trafficking
By Hom Karki Authorities say traffickers are increasingly using Thailand as a transit point by exploiting tourist visas.
Israel to recruit 2,300 more Nepali caregivers for long-term care centres
By Hom Karki Labour department is preparing a new vacancy notice after delays caused by elections and regional tensions.
They went to build the city of the future in Saudi Arabia. They’re returning home with nothing
By Hom Karki The collapse of Neom’s ambitions is costing Nepali labourers more than jobs — it is upending lives built around remittances that may not return.
Hundreds of Nepalis still trapped in Cambodian scam compounds despite crackdown
By Hom Karki Embassy moves to repatriate 277 individuals as victims recount coercion, abuse and trafficking networks.
Romania’s planned curbs on recruitment firms may hit Nepali job seekers
By Hom Karki Fewer than 0.5 percent of Romanian recruitment companies would qualify under new law, writes Romanian analyst.
53 Nepali workers stranded in Saudi Arabia without work
By Hom Karki Workers, unpaid for up to five months, say the employer stopped meals and failed to provide tickets despite issuing exit visas.