Mother! I flew to the UAE for 'free'.

It was thought that he would have to fly to the UAE with a debt of at least two lakh rupees. I was thinking that I would have to look for a loan after getting the visa from Manpower,' Sati Devi said to Kantipur, 'I found out that there will be no money at the time of the interview.' After deciding to go to the UAE without money, she said to her mother Sita Devi, 'Mom, I would be able to go on a free visa-free ticket ; We won't have a loan.'

The responsibility of hiring the workers they need was given by Compass to 'Vision and Value Manpower Company'. After not believing her daughter Sati Devi, mother Sita Devi herself went to the manpower company to understand . "Even when my younger son went abroad, he needed money. I did not believe when my daughter said that it would not cost,' Sita Devi said, ``It will not cost money.''

12, 7 and 5-year-old Sati Devi flew to the UAE on Wednesday. She was working as a cleaner in a hospital in Kathmandu. The hospital used to deduct the money from the social security fund and give a dry salary of 16 thousand 800 rupees. It is not even enough to educate my daughters," she said, "800 dirhams and overtime comes there. Food and lodging is provided by the company. OT happens when you work well. After going there, the place is also known . Batho also happened.'

In this lot, 60 people, including Sati Devi, were taken by Compass at their own expense. 33-year-old Sapna Chaudhary of Lamkichuha-4 of Kailali spent 85 thousand rupees when she went to Qatar in 2070. She used to work as a cleaner in an Indian school in Qatar. She was getting a monthly salary of 1600 riyals including overtime.

'When I started earning money, everyone in the family used to ask me . After returning home in four years, a lot of life had changed . I opened a fancy shop," she said, "My husband also opened a cable shop. I didn't have to go back to Qatar again.'

After Corona, the business of fancy and cable shops decreased . After her husband met with an accident, she had to become financially weaker . "Since my husband is unable to work, it was suggested that I should do something." I paid 100,000 to a manpower to go to Poland, but he just took the money, she said. She says that she came to know about the job opportunity in Compass Company through an acquaintance who works in Dubai. She was also selected to go to the UAE with 'Free Visa, Free Ticket' through Vision and Value.

Chowdhury says that he is going to fly again for foreign employment after leaving his three-year-old son and five-year-old daughter in charge of her husband. It is free even when going to Qatar. But, Manpower took the money . Now the manpower itself is saying that they don't have to pay the money . They keep asking whether you have paid the money step by step,' she says, 'Nobody leaves without their family's problems . Now we don't have to pay money. As much money What is earned is our savings. Investing in the family . The money I earned in Dubai will be invested in my children's education, I have also thought of starting a small business.'

Mechinagar-5, Savina Phuyal of Jhapa used to work in cooperative. The cooperative used to pay a monthly salary of 10,800 rupees. We go to the field to collect money . When many cooperatives are drowned, people are afraid that they will drown . It made it difficult to work," she said, "There was no other option. People don't have money to do business . There is no financial activity.'

She said that it was very convenient because she did not have to pay money to Manpower . It was very easy for me not to have to raise expenses. I didn't have to face any obstacles," she said, "My earnings have been saved since the first month."

24-year-old Ranjita Devkota of Suryagarhi Village-2, Nuwakot says that it was easy for her to be selected for a job in the UAE without an agent. "It cost money to come from Trishuli to Kathmandu. But I was able to go from Kathmandu to UAE for free,' she said, 'If I had to go into debt, it would have taken me a year to pay off the debt.' Then when to watch for the family ? Now it's done for you from the first month.'

28-year-old Mutab Ansari from Vishrapur, Bara says that going for foreign employment without taking a loan will reduce stress. He also returned to Qatar after working as a cleaner for three years. "There are many people carrying heavy debts towards our village. If the company of those who carry two/four lakhs of debt does not do well, they will be trapped . There is tension at home. He even committed suicide after not being able to pay the money. How many people have had a heart attack,'' he said. There is no stress in the family either.'

According to the general principles and implementation guidelines of the International Labor Organization (ILO) on fair recruitment, placement fees, expenses or any other costs cannot be collected from workers. The labor law recently issued by the UAE also makes the labor recruitment process transparent, and the employer has to bear all the expenses incurred while recruiting workers.

According to the bilateral labor agreement signed between Nepal and UAE on July 14, 2019, there is an agreement that the employer will bear the labor costs. According to clause 2 of Article 2 of the labor agreement between Nepal and the UAE, labor recruitment, employment and repatriation will be regulated, made transparent, clean recruitment, fairness and cooperation for mutual benefits. In order to make it effective, the last joint technical committee meeting held between Nepal and UAE agreed to proceed by implementing the zero cost policy as a pilot project in areas where Nepalis work more.

Labor Secretary Kewal Prasad Bhandari says that fair recruitment is being done in Nepal based on the expenses given by the employer. "Where there is a model where the employer bears the expenses, from making the passport to reaching the destination country, the employer bears the expenses," Labor Secretary Bhandari said in a recent program. He said, "We want all the workers going from Nepal to have free visa and free tickets." However, this is a matter of the country of origin. It is about the destination country.'