MPs Urge Government to Set Minimum Wage for Foreign Employment and Monitor Outsourcing
Summary
Members of Parliament have urged the government to set a minimum wage for Nepali workers going abroad and to strengthen monitoring of the outsourcing sector. Lawmakers also called for better training, clearer policy, and stronger protection for domestic workers facing poor labor conditions overseas.
Key Points
- MPs pressed the government to establish a minimum wage for Nepali workers in foreign employment, especially in Kuwait.
- Lawmakers said the Labour Minister should visit concerned countries to better understand and address problems faced by domestic workers abroad.
- RSP MPs said outsourcing in the informal sector needs separate monitoring and clearer policies to bring workers into the formal system.
- Several MPs warned that unskilled outsourcing labor is hurting the private sector and creating labor-management problems.
