Labour permit from all local levels, says Labour Minister Yadav

Kathmandu, May 7: Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Ramji Yadav has said that arrangements are being made to issue labour permits at all local levels.     

He said that this arrangement will be implemented within next week.     

Speaking at the meeting today of the Parliamentary Industry and Commerce and Labour and Consumer Welfare Committee, he said the government has initiated the digitalization process to control fraud in the foreign employment sector.     

Of the 40,000 cases filed with the Department of Foreign Employment Department, 13,000 cases are in the process of being addressed. For this, the ministry has demanded 10 investigation officers.     

Minister Yadav said that the ministry has also been collecting information from migrant workers at the arrival and departure points of the airport to inquire about the situation of the sector.     

Similarly, based on complaints related to foreign employment from Hello Sarkar and WhatsApp, the ministry has rescued 178 people within 25 days.     

In the meeting, committee chair Rahbar Ansari stressed on legal reforms to improve the foreign employment sector.     

In the meeting, MPs Buddhi Prasad Pant, Prakash Singh Karki, Prakash Pathak, Ranju Darshana, Tek Bahadur Shakya, Prabha Karki and others made suggestions on issues such as making foreign employment systematic, creating an environment where workers can work with respect in the country, and introducing a policy plan to create a balance between workers and entrepreneurs.(RSS)