Feburary 5, 2003
KATHMANDU: His Majesty’s Government has decided to give permission for sending skilful and semi-skilled women for foreign employment without discrimination of the sexes, if Royal Nepalese Embassies and Consulars recommend that there is perfect security in the employment companies.
In a press release issued by the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management, His Majesty’s Government said, rather than prohibitting, the women can be safely sent to gulf countries as workers where they can get more opportunities to work and it is certain that more foreign currency can be earned.
The government had prohibited them from going abroad since 1997, but has changed the decision as women workers, woman active groups, non-governmental organisations and various sections of society accused that the decision was discriminatory and unjustifiable and had demanded to change it.