Labour Minister Bhandari stresses on technology-friendly workforce

Kathmandu, June 27: Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security, Sharat Singh Bhandari, has said that it is necessary to prepare a skilled workforce capable of utilizing technology for employment.     

Addressing the memorandum of understanding signing ceremony between the Ministry, the Local Development Training Institute, the Foreign Employment Board, and Helvetas Nepal here today, he emphasized the importance of producing capable workforce with knowledge, skills, and capacity in the use of technology in the changing global environment.     

Minister Bhandari emphasized the need for studying the labor sector and shared information about the preparation to run a 'Diploma in Labour Studies Course' in collaboration with universities.     

The Minister of Labor said information is being disseminated through employment service centers at all local levels to provide all services offered by the Ministry of Labor in an integrated manner.     

He emphasized that the role of the Swiss government and Swiss Contact is crucial to making the labour and migration services accessible. He shared on the occasion that Nepal is about to finalize the National Migration Policy for the first time and expressed confidence that it will be approved by the Cabinet soon.     

A tripartite MoU was signed between the Local Development Training Institute, the Foreign Employment Board, and Helvetas Nepal for capacity development related to labour, employment and migration on the same occasion.     

The Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Krishna Hari Pushkar, expressed confidence that this tripartite agreement would help manage access and opportunities for everyone regarding the relevance of training and skills, the necessity, and the alignment between training.     

He stated that the three organizations should work together, support each other, and appreciate each other to elevate the work of labour migration to a higher level.(RSS)