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However, migrant workers’ departure in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year has increased by 12.95 per cent.
According to DoFE, a total of 349,943 Nepalis (including 116,389 leaving through personal contacts) left the country to work abroad during the first 11 months.
The Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (Nafea) General Secretary Kamal Tamang attributed the decline to bureaucratic hassle in approving visas, mainly in Qatar.
“Hiring from Qatar has declined, despite possibility of sending higher number of skilled and semi-skilled workers,” said Tamang.“It is mainly due to the department that has not been giving final approval easily for such jobs.”
During the review period, Qatar took in 7,578 Nepali workers, down from last year’s 13,719 individuals. Hiring from the UAE has declined by 32 per cent.
According to DoFE, migrant workers’ departure to Malaysia has increased by 32 per cent in mid-May to mid-June period.According to the Nafea, there is a good demand from Malaysia off late. With Malaysian government already deciding to fix basic salary for foreign workers at 900 ringgit a month (US$284.27) within a year, the departure to Malaysia could increase in coming months, according to Tamang.
Despite the slowdown in hiring, Qatar is still the largest labour destination during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year. It has hired 98,821 individuals followed by Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait
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