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workers representing 48 countries. Of the total complaints, 61 were from the Nepalese migrant
workers. As discussed in Chapter 5, NHRC Nepal and National Human Rights Committee of Qatar
entered a 10 point MoU to promote and protect the rights of Nepali migrant workers in Qatar. The
MoU came into force from the date of signing of it.
Prescription of Minimum Cost and Minimum Remuneration - By the FY 2013/14, the GoN
prescribed minimum cost for migration for 11 countries such as Malaysia, Gulf countries, Libya,
Marissa, Algeria, Israel, Japan (JITCO), EPS Korea, Russia, Poland and Portugal. Similarly, the GoN has
prescribed the minimum remuneration for Nepali workers in Malaysia, Gulf countries, Libya, Algeria
and Poland (see Appendix 4.3).
Monitoring - Under the Mobile DoFE program, the DoFE monitored the 85 Branch offices of the
recruiting agencies and agents in Morang, Sunsari and Jhapa districts in FY 2013/14. DoFE also
organized one-day interaction program in Biratnagar about the control of fraud related to foreign
employment. During the FY 2013/14, a total of 90 orientation training centers were monitored; for
65 justification was asked; 65 orientation centers were suspended for some times and 45 were fined
for their violation of the FEA 2007 and Regulation 2007 (Table 4.17). The orientation training centers
suspended for 7 days, 15 days, 1 to 6 months.
Note that there is no information provided in the Annual Report of DoFE that the monitoring was
carried out in Health Institutions and Insurance Companies.
Table 4.17 Monitoring of private actors
2013/14 2014/15
Number of orientation training centers monitored 90
Number of orientation training centers asked for justification of their
65 44
activities
Number of orientation training centers fined 45
Number of orientation training centers suspended 52 87
Number of recruiting agencies monitored 201
Number of branch office of recruiting agencies and agents monitored 85
Source: DoFE, 2014 and 2015.
Free Legal Service – Free Legal Service to the victims of the foreign employment program has been
operated in coordination with the People’s Forum. In FY 2013/14,this organization provided legal aid
services to 3094 victims related to foreign employment and it also provided support to 1088 persons
in different 68 districts of the country.
Consultation and Assessment – The GoN has begun the process of national consultation and
assessment regarding ratification of the ‘International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families’. The GoN recognizes the significance of human
rights instruments for protection of Nepalese migrant workers’ rights.
4.9 Emerging Challenges
Foreign labor migrantion has become one of the critically important discussion issues in Nepal both
in terms of its magnitude and processes of migration and in terms of in contribution to household
level as well as income of the country. The annual flow of foreign labor migration (excluding
migration to India) has exceeded 500,000 and the stock of the migrants crossed 3 million. Earning of
foreign currency is far greater from the remittances of the migrants than that of other two
important sources of foreign currency, namely, tourism and foreign grants. On the other hand, the
foreign labor migration has brought an unprecedented social cost in Nepalese society such as
isolation of family members, breakdown of the family, increased in divorced, widowhood, abortion,
rape, unwanted pregnancy, and trafficking for labor exploitation. The other challenges include the
following:
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