Labour Ministry says a new fee will be fixed only after the Foreign Employment Act and regulations are amended, prompting recruitment agencies to suspend their protest.

The agreement averts the possibility of a halt in sending Nepali workers abroad as the government pledges to address recruiters’ policy and administrative concerns.

Regulatory changes will allow a joint venture between the government and non-resident Nepalis to raise up to 85 percent of its capital from overseas investors.

Weak skills recognition, poor job information and low wages are widening the gap between Nepal’s workers and employers.

Global report cites Nepal alongside Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as countries where a lack of decent work has fuelled discontent among young people.

Recruiters say flawed government policies and weak regulation are to blame, while officials accuse agencies of routinely violating foreign employment laws.

The suspension will disrupt Nepali youths’ migration for jobs abroad and could affect remittance inflows, a key source for Nepal’s economy.

Industry leaders cite unsustainable fee structures and high airfares as 15-day reform ultimatum approaches its deadline.

Victims died on the spot in early morning incident in Bacău; police and railway authorities begin probe into the accident.

Nearly 69,000 Nepalis, mostly women, are working as domestics in the Gulf kingdom and many without access to Nepal’s legal protections.

Som Kumar Tamang, 44, died after a missile hit a Chinese company building in northern Kuwait, becoming the second Nepali killed since the Iran-US-Israel conflict escalated across West Asia.

Processing has stopped for five job categories after Nepal sealed a private firm conducting Saudi-mandated skill tests.

Nearly a year after Bimal BK died in Baghdad, his family learned that his body had already been buried despite repeated assurances it would be repatriated to Nepal.

New visa requirement adds thousands of rupees to migration costs as Nepal says the programme was introduced without bilateral agreement.

High repatriation costs, legal hurdles and policy gaps leave families with no choice but to bury their loved ones overseas.