Labor, Employment and Social Security Minister Sharatsingh Bhandari has said that the destination country that is employing Nepali workers cannot treat them as slaves. He said that Nepal always expects respectful treatment of Nepali workers who have gone for foreign employment from the destination country.
Since there is no labor force in their country, they take workers from Nepal. The workers from Nepal are making a great contribution to the development of the destination country. This is also being said by the destination country," Minister of Labor Bhandari said while inaugurating the residential training on the development, negotiation and implementation of labor agreements organized by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, the Swiss Government and the International Training Center (ITC) of the ILO in Kathmandu, "Nepali workers who contribute to the development of that country cannot be treated like slaves. Nepali workers have the same basic rights as local citizens. Seeks respectable treatment.'
Labor Minister Bhandari said that Nepal is working on a labor agreement or understanding with the destination country to address the issues of minimum salary, health security, insurance, social security, decent workplace and fair recruitment process. We are working for safe immigration. There should be a labor contract to ensure the safety of workers at all stages from leaving home to the destination country and returning, he said. In the
program, Labor Secretary Karnahari Pushkar Karna said that there is no bargaining on international basic human rights when making labor agreements with destination countries. "There is no bargaining on the fundamental principles of universal human rights regarding the protection and rights of workers," he said, "there can be further discussion on issues such as social security."
