Saudi Arabia halts visas for Nepali workers needing skill certificates after Nepal seals testing centre

Kathmandu, July 30 -- Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing work visas to Nepali workers in five job categories that require mandatory skill verification certificates after Nepal's government sealed the Ka... Read More

Nepali worker buried in Iraq without family's knowledge

Kathmandu, July 28 -- The body of a Nepali migrant worker who died in Iraq last year was buried without his family's knowledge or consent despite months of efforts to repatriate his remains to Nepal, ... Read More

Nepal protests as Saudi Arabia imposes skill test on migrant workers

Kathmandu, July 23 -- Saudi Arabia has unilaterally introduced a skill certification programme in Nepal, adding a new financial burden on migrant workers seeking employment in the Gulf country. Worker... Read More

Why Nepali migrant workers are being buried in Iraq instead of home

Kathmandu, July 19 -- At 2 pm on Friday, Kharimaya Ghale watched her only son being laid to rest, not from a cemetery but through a video call from Iraq. Like a growing number of Nepali families unabl... Read More

1,115 Nepali caregivers clear Israel selection process for long-term care jobs

Kathmandu, July 16 -- The Israeli government has sent the ranking list of 1,115 Nepali workers selected for caregiver jobs at long-term care facilities to Nepal's Department of Foreign Employment. Th... Read More

Europe emerges as major destination for Nepali workers as Gulf uncertainties grow

Kathmandu, July 16 -- Nepal's labour migration is witnessing a structural shift as Europe rapidly emerges as a preferred destination for jobseekers looking beyond traditional markets. In the first 11 ... Read More

Private sector ready to improve social responsibility spending but won't surrender funds

Kathmandu, July 12 -- The government has proposed sweeping changes to corporate social responsibility (CSR) mobilisation by requiring companies to deposit their mandatory CSR allocations into a centra... Read More

67 Nepalis died in Japan over ten months, 25 killed themselves

Kathmandu, June 25 -- As many as 67 Nepali citizens have died in Japan over the past ten months, including 25 suicides, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Most of the deceased were individu... Read More

67 Nepalis die in Japan in over ten months, 25 by suicide

Kathmandu, June 25 -- As many as 67 Nepali citizens have died in Japan over the over ten months, including 25 suicides, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Most of the deceased were individu... Read More

Nepali workers among injured in Qatar gas plant explosion, 13 killed

Kathmandu, June 23 -- Nepali workers were among those injured in an explosion and fire at a gas processing facility in Qatar, authorities said, as officials confirmed that 13 people were killed and 66... Read More

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