News Summary
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- From mid-July to mid-March of the current fiscal year 2082/83, 525,513 Nepalis secured foreign employment.
- Among them, 462,217 were men and 63,296 were women.
- In the month of March alone, 52,943 labor permits were issued, and 354 undocumented workers received legalization.
March 23, Kathmandu – In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, more than 525,000 Nepalis went abroad for employment.
During the fiscal year 2082/83, from mid-July (Shrawan) to the end of mid-March (Falgun), a total of 525,513 Nepalis went abroad for foreign employment. Among them, 462,217 were male and 63,296 were female workers. In the month of Falgun alone, 52,943 labor permits were issued for foreign employment.
Among these labor permits, 81,958 were individual permits, 185,220 were institutional (manpower agency) permits, and 251,983 were re-issued permits.
Additionally, 5,998 workers went to South Korea and Israel via the G2G (Government to Government) system, while 354 undocumented workers currently employed abroad were legalized.
