Kathmandu, Jun 4
Minister for Labour, Employment and Social
Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha has directed the labour attaches and counselors
to address the grievances of the workers in the destination countries.
Concluding an orientation programme for counselors (labour) and labour attaches
appointed for Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Qatar, he
said that even when workers come to the embassy, their grievances are not
heard.
Minister Shrestha said that counselors and
attaches should play a role in protecting the rights of migrant workers, rescue
in case of problems and resolve disputes between employers and workers.
Secretary at the Ministry of Labour
Employment and Social Security, Ek Narayan Aryal, said that the counselors and
attaches should be aware of foreign laws as well as the issues of migrant
workers.
During the orientation, experts had provided
training on foreign employment management system, labour immigration, bilateral
labour agreement, labour diplomacy, law on foreign employment and others.
There is a legal provision to have a labour
officer at the Nepali missions abroad to assist the migrant workers.
The ministry has appointed Devendra Karki
as counselor for Saudi Arabia, Deenbandhu Subedi for the United Arab Emirates
and Jamuna Kafle as labour attache for Bahrain and Krishna Poudel for Qatar.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 5 June 2022.
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