Nepal, July 16 -- The government's decision to terminate the employment of all salaried, temporary and contract workers and recruit employees through an outsourcing system (Service Contract Management System) will not be implemented immediately. Following an agreement reached between the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and protesting contract workers on Wednesday, the protests have been suspended for the time being.

"There will be a written agreement between us and the Prime Minister's Office tomorrow (Thursday)," said Jitendra Mishra, vice president of the government's Temporary, Contract and Salaried Workers' Committee. "In response to the commitment made by the Prime Minister's administrative advisor, Sudip Dhakal, we have suspended ou...