DoFE seeks answers from 250 agencies selected by Malaysia to recruit workers
Summary
Nepal’s Department of Foreign Employment has sought explanations from 250 recruitment agencies selected by Malaysia under its new Foreign Worker Centralised Management System. Nepal has also paused preliminary approval for demand letters and asked Malaysia to resume recruitment under the previous arrangement.
Key Points
- DoFE has given 250 recruitment agencies seven days to explain how Malaysia selected them for its Foreign Worker Centralised Management System.
- Nepal’s Labour Ministry does not accept Malaysia’s unilateral selection of Nepali agencies and has started investigating 275 agencies in total.
- Recruitment through the new system has not started in Nepal, and preliminary approval for demand letters has been halted since August 22.
- Nepal’s foreign ministry has sent a diplomatic note to Malaysia, while the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies raised the issue with the ILO.
