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Task force studying effectiveness of free-visa, free-ticket policy

Despite the provision, Nepali migrant workers are still made to pay a hefty amount in recruitment fees, insiders say. Task force studying effectiveness of free-visa, free-ticket policy
The highly ambitious provision introduced in July 2015 aims to obligate employers from the seven labour-receiving countries–Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman–to bear the cost of visa processing and air tickets to hire workers from Nepal.  POST FILE PHOTO
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Pawan Pandey
Published at : May 11, 2023
Updated at : May 12, 2023 07:40
Kathmandu

Pawan Pandey

Pandey reported to The Kathmandu Post's Business Desk from April 2022 to June 2023. Earlier, he worked at the Post's Online Desk from May 2019 to March 2021.


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