KATHMANDU, MAR 22 - 2012
While the Middle East and Malaysia remain the largest recipients of Nepali migrant workers, more Nepalis are now heading to other job destinations in Australasia and Europe, according to the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE).
A DoFE data shows number of workers leaving for countries like Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Australia, Canada and the USA has surged by whopping 83.21 percent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. The number of workers leaving for the Middle East and Malaysia jobs for the same period has increased by 17.73 percent.
“Workers’ departure for employment in developed countries is increasing through personal contacts,” observed Kasi Raj Dahal, director at the DoFE. He said that a majority of those workers were semi-skilled, skilled and professionals who are paid well.
Foreign employment agencies attribute the rising trend of workers leaving for developed countries to support extended by their relatives or Non-Resident Nepalis staying aboard. General Secretary at the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies Kumud Khanal said that manpower agencies were also capable of sending workers, but unlike in the case of Malaysia and Gulf countries the developed countries do not demand in bulk.
During the review period under the Employment Permit System (EPS), South Korean hired 1,687 workers, up from 1,189 individuals last year. Japan, which took in 326 Nepali workers last year, received 770 individuals this year following increase in demand for Nepali workers in hotel and restaurant lines. Dahal said that Japan had hired many cooks and waiters in restaurant line. “Other developed countries such as Germany and New Zealand took in Nepalis to work as au pairs (domestic help),” he added. Demand for Nepali workers from other Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Oman, Turkey, Macau, Singapore and China, has also increased.
Qatar, which has intensified infrastructure development for the 2022 Soccer World Cup, is the largest host of the Nepali migrant workers, followed by Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain. Nepalis heading for Qatar has surged by 36 percent this year.
Source: Kantipur
While the Middle East and Malaysia remain the largest recipients of Nepali migrant workers, more Nepalis are now heading to other job destinations in Australasia and Europe, according to the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE).
A DoFE data shows number of workers leaving for countries like Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Australia, Canada and the USA has surged by whopping 83.21 percent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. The number of workers leaving for the Middle East and Malaysia jobs for the same period has increased by 17.73 percent.
“Workers’ departure for employment in developed countries is increasing through personal contacts,” observed Kasi Raj Dahal, director at the DoFE. He said that a majority of those workers were semi-skilled, skilled and professionals who are paid well.
Foreign employment agencies attribute the rising trend of workers leaving for developed countries to support extended by their relatives or Non-Resident Nepalis staying aboard. General Secretary at the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies Kumud Khanal said that manpower agencies were also capable of sending workers, but unlike in the case of Malaysia and Gulf countries the developed countries do not demand in bulk.
During the review period under the Employment Permit System (EPS), South Korean hired 1,687 workers, up from 1,189 individuals last year. Japan, which took in 326 Nepali workers last year, received 770 individuals this year following increase in demand for Nepali workers in hotel and restaurant lines. Dahal said that Japan had hired many cooks and waiters in restaurant line. “Other developed countries such as Germany and New Zealand took in Nepalis to work as au pairs (domestic help),” he added. Demand for Nepali workers from other Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Oman, Turkey, Macau, Singapore and China, has also increased.
Qatar, which has intensified infrastructure development for the 2022 Soccer World Cup, is the largest host of the Nepali migrant workers, followed by Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain. Nepalis heading for Qatar has surged by 36 percent this year.
Source: Kantipur
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