KATHMANDU, April 26: The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) has requested the relevant parties to ensure proper facilities for Nepali workers traveling abroad for employment.
NAINITAL (India), Oct 14: Dansingh BK, a native of Kalikot, works as a porter in Nainital, a tourist town in the state of Uttarakhand of India. It has been 18 years since the 47-year-old started working as a porter in Nainital.
KATHMANDU, June 30: The statistics reveal that over the past decade, more than 12,000 Nepali workers who had gone abroad for employment tragically lost their lives. According to the Foreign Employment Board (FED), a total of 12,124 such workers have passed away abroad since the fiscal year 2013/14. To support the families of the deceased, the board's welfare fund has disbursed 4.5 billion rupees.