Nepal, Qatar sign 15-point pact The 15-point agreement signed between Nepal and Qatar on Sunday is expected to reduce the incidents of cheating migrant workers heading towards the Gulf country. The agreement was signed during the joint-secretary level talks held in Qatari capital of Doha. This is the first agreement between the countries after the signing of the Labour Agreement some nine years ago. The next meeting is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu next year. In a major achievement of the talks, Qatar has committed to help end the use of dual contract papers while hiring Nepali workers. The use of dual contract papers is the major technique adopted by the cheats to deceive gullible Nepali migrant workers. “Prior to attesting demand letters, the Qatari Labour Ministry has agreed to confirm whether the information in the contract paper tallies with one verified by the Nepali embassy or Qatari Chamber of Commerce,” said Buddi Bahadur Khadka, head of the five-member visiting Nepali delegation. Khadka, who also heads the Foreign Employment Division at the Ministry of the Labour and Employment, said if a company fakes demand letters, the Qatari government will blacklist it. The use of dual contract papers has been as a serious anomaly in the foreign employment sector. As per the practice, employers and employment agencies sign work contract with workers on two different occasions. Stakeholders say a majority of the work contracts that manpower agencies submit at the Department of Foreign Employment while obtaining the prior approval do not match with the contract signed between the employer and workers.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:35:01 +0000
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