Govt to make foreign job as option, not compulsion
Summary
The government is expanding efforts to make foreign employment an option rather than a compulsion by rolling out the Employment Promotion Decade and a seven-day Skills and Employment Fair in Itahari. The fair will connect jobseekers with employers and provide training, career counselling and entrepreneurship services.
Key Points
- The government is pushing to turn foreign employment from a necessity into a choice through its fiscal policy and programmes.
- It is implementing the Employment Promotion Decade (2083–2092 BS) and expanding skills and employment fairs nationwide.
- A seven-day Skills and Employment Fair will be held in Itahari, Koshi Province, from September 30 to October 6.
- The fair will bring together private firms, industries, training providers, development partners and the Social Security Fund to link jobseekers with opportunities.
