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586 foreigners obtain labor permits in Nepal in eight months

A total of 586 foreigners have obtained labor permits to work in Nepal during the eight-month period (from mid-July to mid-March) of the current fiscal year.
By Republica

KATHMANDU, March 17: A total of 586 foreigners have obtained labor permits to work in Nepal during the eight-month period (from mid-July to mid-March) of the current fiscal year.


According to the Department of Labour and Occupational Safety, 55 foreigners acquired such labor permits in Falgun alone. Among the foreigners working in Nepal, a significant number are Chinese, with some from the UK and the US as well.


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During the eight months of this year, 1,081 foreigners’ labor permits have been renewed. In Falgun alone, 113 foreign labor permits were renewed.


 

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