Businesses Lock Two Manpower Companies Amid Syndicate Allegations
Summary
Businessmen in Kathmandu locked two manpower companies in protest after accusing them of helping create a syndicate by limiting Malaysia-bound employment to 25 listed firms. The association said the move was a symbolic warning against monopoly practices in the foreign employment sector.
Key Points
- Businesses accused a syndicate of forming around Malaysia-bound manpower recruitment by restricting the list to 25 companies.
- A team led by association chairman Dik Bahadur Khatri locked the offices of Asia Link Services and Trust Nepal Overseas Manpower.
- Khatri called the action a symbolic protest and warned member organizations against wrongdoing and monopolization.
- He said syndicate-style practices could damage the entire foreign employment sector.
