Labour Minister Ramji Yadav Decides Not to Send Nepali Workers to Employers Failing to Provide Minimum Services

June 17, Kathmandu – Youth, Labour and Employment Minister Ramji Yadav has decided not to send Nepali workers to employers who fail to provide minimum service facilities. Responding to questions from members of parliament during a House of Representatives session, Minister Yadav clarified that the policy is to prevent sending workers abroad to employers who do not offer minimum wages, dignified labour conditions, and other service facilities. He also informed that this stance was presented to the international community during the 114th International Labour Conference held in Geneva.

“During my visit to Geneva last week, I firmly conveyed to the international community that we will not send our workers to any employer, regardless of the country, who cannot provide dignified work, minimum service facilities, and contractually agreed employment conditions,” Minister Yadav stated. The ministry has emphasized the critical role of destination countries. He added that efforts are underway to enhance partnership and coordination with employers and destination country governments.

“We are including destination country employers within an integrated model to keep them within our regulatory framework,” Minister Yadav explained. He also shared that work on a digitalization report related to foreign employment is progressing and its implementation process has already begun. Highlighting an ongoing campaign to organize old cases pending since 2008 (2065 BS), Minister Yadav noted that over 10,000 files have been digitized and categorized so far, with the goal of resolving 15,000 cases by the end of June.