An additional 434 manpower companies have been cautioned for not submitting details. Section 22 of the Foreign Employment Act, 2064 stipulates that workers going for foreign employment must use domestic airports.
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The Department of Foreign Employment has taken action against 159 foreign employment agencies for sending Nepali workers abroad via Indian airports without obtaining its permission. Additionally, the department has issued warnings to another 434 manpower companies that failed to submit the requested details.
According to a notice made public by the department on Friday, flight details were requested for workers who went abroad with labor approval from Chaitra 1, 2082 to the end of Jestha 2083. Of the 1,117 licensed manpower companies currently in operation, only 678 provided the required information. During the review of the details, the department found that 159 companies had sent workers using foreign airports, specifically Indian airports, without obtaining approval from the department.
Section 22 of the Foreign Employment Act, 2064 stipulates that workers going for foreign employment must use domestic airports. The department stated that it has issued a first warning to the 159 companies for violating this provision, in accordance with Section 54 of the Act.
The department has also issued a first warning to 434 manpower companies that failed to submit the requested details, determining that they violated Section 37 of the Act. These companies have also been instructed to resubmit the required information.
Meanwhile, the department has fined eight manpower companies fifty thousand rupees each for repeatedly violating the Act, regulations, and directives. Grand Suite Job, Mass Human Resource, Noon Resource, Apex HR Consultancy, Tesla Overseas, Sunaguwa International, Allied International Manpower, and Anjali Overseas Service were fined for sending workers on flights from India without permission and for failing to submit the requested details, according to the department.
The department has stated that it will further tighten monitoring to enforce the provisions of the Foreign Employment Act. The department said that the practice of sending workers via Indian airports without permission affects worker record management, security, and monitoring systems, and therefore, surveillance of such activities has been increased.
