Kathmandu, August 21
The government of Nepal is mulling over issuing permits to manpower agencies to send Nepali workers to Lithuania. This comes after the agencies approached the government pointing that they have received demands for Nepali workers from different industries in the European country.
Manpower agencies claim to have received 1,200 quotas for skilled and semi-skilled workers from different sectors in Lithuania.
According to a source at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, manpower agencies have received 1,200 quotas for skilled and semi-skilled workers from different sectors in Lithuania like construction, industrial and service sectors.
Govinda Mani Bhurtel, spokesperson for the labour ministry, said: We have written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking the latter to inquire about that country’s economic, legal and social situation.
He told Onlinekhabar: We have sought answers to questions like – What is the situation of human rights in Lithuania? How do they behave with migrant workers? And what is the pay scale? Is the labour law migrant worker friendly or not?
Bhurtel said: We will grant permission for sending workers to Lithuania if we find the situation to be satisfactory.
If the demand letter from Lithuania is any indication, even a labourer can earn at least 1,300 Euro (around 1.5 lakh rupees) in that country every month. This is far more than what a worker gets in Gulf countries.
If the foreign ministry gives a positive response, the labour ministry will grant permission for sending workers to Lithuania through a Cabinet decision.
