Kathmandu, Jun 3
Stakeholders have agreed to solve the
problems relating to biometric health examination of migrant workers flying to
Malaysia.
During a discussion held among the Ministry
of Labour, Employment and Social Security, health entrepreneurs and foreign
employment agencies on Friday, they expressed their commitment to addressing
the issue at the earliest.
For that, biometric health examination of
the workers will be done only after completing all the procedures of
pre-employment approval from now on.
Thousands of workers go for biometric
health check-ups daily before the labour approval process begins. Biometric
health check-ups will be conducted by the listed health institutions only after
completing all the pre-labour approval procedures and getting the LT number.
Health professionals said that the pressure
for health check-ups has increased as Malaysia, which has been a major
destination country for Nepali workers, has been open for employment for a long
time.
During the discussion, it was decided that
health practitioners and foreign employment agencies would issue a joint
statement to resolve the problems seen in the health check-up, not to conduct
health check-up without completing all the pre-labour approval procedures, and bring
the non-compliant organisations under the ambit of action.
Minister for Labour, Employment and Social
Security, Krishna Kumar Shrestha said that the services provided by the
ministry have been expedited via online services, adding that other concerned
organisations should also not cause any harassment to the workers.
Secretary of the Ministry Ek Narayan Aryal
said that the mission of the ministry would not be completed if the organisations
providing services related to foreign employment did not provide effective
services in time.
Meanwhile, Minister Shrestha said that the
Social Security Fund needs to be restructured to increase the attraction of
employers and contributors.
Speaking at a discussion programme at the
MoLESS on the effective operation and management of the SSF, he said that the
attraction of employer companies and workers towards the fund should be
increased.
According to him, the plan of the fund
should be reviewed to increase the attraction of employers and contributors.
Social security expert Krishna Acharya said
that the social security fund should bring attractive facilities and schemes to
the employers and workers of small and medium enterprises. Stakeholders say
that the contribution-based social security programme should be promoted in a
way that benefits both the workers and the employers.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 4 June 2022.
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