Nepal-Malaysia joint working committee meeting by June « Khabarhub

KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has said that Nepal will host a Nepal-Malaysia Joint Working Committee meeting in June this year.

A five-day visit by the Nepalese delegation led by Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha to Malaysia has been successful, according to the ministry.

During the visit organized at the invitation of Malaysian Minister of Human Resources Datuk Seri M Saravanan, the Nepalese delegation held bilateral meetings with Malaysian Minister of Interior Hamzah Zainudin and Minister Saravanan and offered to increase the minimum remuneration, services and facilities for Nepali migrant workers. in Malaysia.

The meeting also agreed to hold a Nepal-Malaysia Joint Working Committee meeting in June this year.
During the meetings, discussions were held on a wide range of issues relating to the labor pact between Nepal and Malaysia signed in 2018, such as providing more job opportunities, guidance for young Nepalese towards skills to meet the needs of the Malaysian labor market, provision for related training for security guards in Nepal, making the principle of zero cost effective for the selection and induction of young people into employment in the foreigner, among others.

In addition, the arrangement of health, social security and social protection, round-the-clock insurance facility for Nepalese migrant workers, among others, were also featured in the meetings, the ministry added.

The Nepalese delegation urged the Malaysian side to consider increasing the monthly salary of Nepalese security guards in Malaysia to 3,000 Malaysian ringgits.