Nepal gives 35 days to agency owners yet to respond to arrest warrants
Summary
Nepal’s Department of Foreign Employment has given agency owners linked to foreign employment cases 35 days to appear before authorities or face frozen bank accounts and travel restrictions. The move comes amid a dispute over Malaysia’s selection of 25 Nepali recruitment agencies under its new worker recruitment system.
Key Points
- Nepal’s Department of Foreign Employment has issued a 35-day ultimatum to people who have not responded to arrest warrants in foreign employment-related cases.
- The department is probing Malaysia’s selection of 25 Nepali recruitment agencies as principal agencies under the Foreign Worker Centralised Management System (FWCMS).
- Authorities may freeze bank accounts and restrict travel if the accused fail to appear, and labour permit pre-approval for the selected agencies has been halted.
- Nepal has objected to Malaysia’s selection process, while Malaysia has said it will recruit Nepali workers only through the 25 selected agencies.
