Foreign Employment Department Takes Action Against 159 Recruitment Agencies

Summary

The Department of Foreign Employment has taken action against 159 manpower companies for sending workers abroad through Indian airports without permission and warned 434 others for non-compliance in submitting required details.

Key Points
  • The Department of Foreign Employment took action against 159 manpower agencies for unauthorized use of foreign airports for worker deployment.
  • 434 manpower companies were warned for failing to submit requested flight details of foreign workers.
  • Fines were imposed on eight agencies repeatedly violating laws, each fined fifty thousand rupees.
  • The Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies has called for a review of the department’s enforcement actions and a more coordinated approach.
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