Department of Foreign Employment Directs Manpower Agencies to Submit Worker Status Reports
Summary
The Department of Foreign Employment has directed licensed manpower agencies to submit quarterly progress reports on Nepali workers sent abroad and update details on their safe arrival, job status, and contract conditions. Agencies that fail to comply will face action under the Foreign Employment Act, 2064.
Key Points
- Licensed manpower agencies must submit progress reports on the status of Nepali workers sent for foreign employment every three months.
- Agencies are required to verify within 15 days whether workers have reached the destination country safely and whether they received the agreed salary, job, and facilities.
- The collected details must be emailed to the Department of Foreign Employment’s Agency Monitoring Branch within 20 days of the worker’s flight.
- Non-compliant agencies will face action under the Foreign Employment Act, 2064.
