Nepal and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are going to sign Labour Agreement on Tuesday in order to facilitate legal recognition of Nepali workers.

Labour Minister of UAE government Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Kaabi has arrived in Kathmandu to attend the signing ceremony.

The UAE will be the first country in the Gulf with which Nepal will have Labour Agreement. There are over 600,000 Nepali workers in Gulf countries. Nepal is also trying to sign such agreement with Qatar and Malaysia.

Signing of Labour Agreement is expected to facilitate legal recognition of Nepali workers and increase their minimum wage. There are 150,000 Nepalis in UAE alone.