They claimed that many migrant workers, mainly women, are falling prey to traffickers because of lack of relevant information and massive involvement of middlemen in the foreign employment process.
They stressed that migrant workers should be provided correct information right from the time they apply for passports.
Speaking at a program on "Right to Information in Foreign Employment" organized by Media Advocacy Group (MAG), Chief Information Commissioner Krishna Hari Baskota said that some migrant workers have to go through life-long problems when recruiting agencies give them wrong or insufficient information.
"It his high time that all recruiting agencies act in accordance with the right to information act and provide all information that is related to public. If migrant workers land in trouble due to recruiting agencies, they should provide the deceased and their family members with proper compensation," said he.
He even suggested that the school curriculum should have courses on migration and foreign employment to prevent workers from being victimized.
Executive Director at Foreign Employment Promotion Board (FEPB) said that families of migrant workers also suffer when migrant workers themselves don't understand the relevance of the right to information.
"Many aspiring migrant workers become victims of trafficking because of lack of information about foreign employment," said he. He pointed out that migrant workers themselves are not keen on gathering information prior departure.
"There are hundreds of national and international organizations working in the area of RTI and migration, but there is a lack of rights-based approach to reach migrant workers," said Babita Basnet, MAG president.
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