Sabita Khadka

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Over 771,000 Nepali youths sought foreign employment in FY 2022/23

Published On: July 27, 2023 03:00 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, July 27: In the fiscal year 2022/23, a staggering number of more than 771,000 young individuals ventured abroad for foreign employment. The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) reported that this figure represents the combined total of new and re-permit workers who obtained work permits during the last fiscal year.

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DoFE refuses to file complaints against defrauding manpower companies

Published On: July 12, 2023 06:55 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, July 12: Senior officials at the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) are responsible for regulating manpower agencies across the country. However, the irony is that it appears to be the manpower agencies regulating the DoFE officials instead.

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12,000 migrant Nepali workers died abroad in a decade

Published On: June 30, 2023 08:30 AM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, June 30: The statistics reveal that over the past decade, more than 12,000 Nepali workers who had gone abroad for employment tragically lost their lives. According to the Foreign Employment Board (FED), a total of 12,124 such workers have passed away abroad since the fiscal year 2013/14. To support the families of the deceased, the board's welfare fund has disbursed 4.5 billion rupees.

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Victims of foreign employment scammers held hostage for months

Published On: June 8, 2023 08:15 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU June 8: When it comes to foreign employment, cases of Nepalis cheating fellow Nepalis are growing day by day. Foreign employment is a compulsion for many Nepali youths. Many people take advantage of this compulsion to exploit them.

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‘Singapore dream’ costs over Rs 100 million for 39 youths from various parts of Nepal

Published On: June 6, 2023 01:00 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, June 6: It has been revealed that Sujan Acharya, who claimed to be a journalist, deceived 39 youths from different districts by promising to take them to Singapore. Acharya enticed them with the dream of a prosperous life in Singapore. It is alleged that Acharya swindled a total of Rs 100 million from the victims.

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More than 650,000 Nepalis took labor permit in the first 10 months of current FY 2022/23

Published On: June 4, 2023 10:30 AM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, June 4: Over 650,000 Nepalis have taken work permits in the 10 months of the current Fiscal Year (FY).

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12,000 Nepali migrant workers lost their lives abroad in one-and-half decades

Published On: May 24, 2023 08:00 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, May 24: The death toll of Nepali youth who have gone abroad for foreign employment has been increasing every year. There is no opportunity for employment in the country. Likewise huge human casualties of Nepalis going to work abroad are reported every year.

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Story of a woman held hostage in Oman, who jumped from the third floor and returned to Nepal

Published On: May 13, 2023 08:30 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, May 13: With the help of a saree, a five-and-a-half meter long dress worn by women in Nepal and India, a 48-year-old woman from Chitwan, who has been held hostage in Oman for about two months, has managed to escape from the third floor of a building where she was kept hostage.

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Nepali nationals face high risk while going abroad for employment on visit visa

Published On: April 15, 2023 06:36 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, April 15: The trend of Nepali nationals, aspiring to work in foreign countries on visit visas, being returned back from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is on the rise.

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FWEAN launches Business Development Center

Published On: March 3, 2023 04:00 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, March 3: The Federation of Women Entrepreneurs’ Associations of Nepal (FWEAN) has marked the 113th International Women's Day with the main theme 'Digital Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality' set by the United Nations and announced the launch of a ‘Business Development Center’ (BDC).

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Number of people leaving Nepal to seek foreign employment rising

Published On: January 12, 2023 10:00 AM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The number of Nepali citizens leaving the country to seek overseas employment is increasing despite political parties promising job opportunities during elections.

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Nepal partners up with Saudi Arabia for economic prosperity

Published On: December 14, 2022 02:00 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Under Saudi Arabia Vision 2030, the campaign to advance Nepal toward economic prosperity through partnership and cooperation has started.

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About 3,000 youths leave Nepal every day

Published On: December 8, 2022 05:00 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Every day, nearly 3000 young people go abroad for foreign employment, according to the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE). The number of Nepali youths going for foreign employment has been on the rise in recent times.

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Fraud on the rise in foreign employment

Published On: November 27, 2022 01:15 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, Nov 27: With the increase in the number of people seeking foreign employment from Nepal, the cases of fraud in this sector have also increased. From July to October of the current financial year, 1,148 individuals and institutions have filed complaints related to fraud in foreign employment. According to the People's Forum for Human Rights, 1,077 men and 141 women were among those who filed the complaints.

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Number of deaths of Nepali migrant workers abroad on the rise despite govt efforts to curb it

Published On: September 20, 2022 02:43 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, Sept 20: The number of deaths among Nepalis migrant workers abroad has been increasing every year. The government has not been able to reduce the death rate despite its efforts.

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Muddy in monsoon, dusty in winter

Published On: July 25, 2022 02:15 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

LALITPUR, July 25: Shivram Khadka of Tika Bhairav, Godavari Municipality-6 in Lalitpur, walks the four-kilometer road every day to take his daughter to and from college. But as the road is in a sorry state, he has to suffer a lot during the back and forth. He said that earlier the college bus used to come till Tika Bhairav, but now, due to the ongoing blacktopping of the Pangaon-Chapagaon road, the bus service is being operated only up to Chapagaon Chowki due to which not only him but many others are facing difficulties during their travel.

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