Migrant workers

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the ministers and secretaries to work effectively to resolve the problems facing migrant workers.

Six migrant workers were on Sunday afternoon hit and injured by an SUV outside a North Carolina Walmart in what appears to be an “intentional assault”,

The number of migrant workers to be enrolled in Social Security Fund (SSF) has started increasing.

The intermediaries and foreign employment agents have duped almost Rs 760 million by luring the foreign jobs.

Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharad Singh Bhandari has emphasized making Social Security Scheme a more comprehensive participatory plan.

MOLESS has urged all concerned not to rely on middlemen to get financial assistance through the Foreign Employment Board.

Issara Nepal, a non-governmental organisation, has launched an app, 'Ujjwal Sapana' targeting migrant workers.

The number of contributors enlisted in the Social Security Fund has reached more than 400,000.

The social security scheme of the country is including migrant workers and self-employed persons from today onward.

In the whole of South Asia, women and children form the majority of victims.