Investigation underway as Qatar rules out sabotage and confirms no impact on LNG operations.

Foreign employment agencies accuse Saudi authorities of bypassing bilateral labour mechanisms and adding new financial burdens on migrant workers.

They say the rule was introduced unilaterally and will add financial burden on job seekers in Saudi Arabia.

New rule taking effect today requires workers travelling to the kingdom on labour visas to pass a mandatory skills certification test.

Local governments prepare draft directive to document skills, investment plans and earnings of returning labour migrants amid lack of national records.

Migrants caught up in a document authentication scam can now apply for temporary residence permits after Portuguese authorities accepted they were victims of fraud.

More than a hundred Nepalis are currently stranded in Trieste on the Italian-Slovenian border. This migration process has become almost routine.

Government announces zero-cost migration measures, remittance investment schemes, rescue support for stranded workers and programmes for returnee migrants.

Embassy in Bangkok urges undocumented Nepalis in Cambodia to return home immediately.

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.

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.

Study by London-based rights group finds workers toiling up to 14 hours in over 50 degrees heat.

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.

Labour Ministry says 1,153 applicants excluded from Israel caregiver selection cannot be sent and must join future recruitment rounds.

Embassy says 36 listed health facilities are approved to carry out medical tests and collect additional service fees under bilateral labour agreement.