Development and immediate objectives

The development objective of the project is to contribute to poverty reduction in Nepal, through reducing the vulnerability of Nepalese migrant workers to forced labour and trafficking, and increasing opportunities for safe and productive migration for employment overseas.

The immediate objective is to support the government of Nepal and the social partners, in their efforts to prevent trafficking of Nepalese for forced labour and severe labour exploitation overseas, by focusing on enhancing the operations of private employment agencies in the context of the new foreign employment legislation, complemented by supporting trade unions to better promote and protect the rights of Nepalese overseas migrant workers.

Strategies

The project aims to protect the rights of migrant workers when they are recruited for employment overseas by enhancing the regulation and functioning of private employment agencies in Nepal, by strengthening the capacity of employers’ and workers’ organizations, by supporting the government of Nepal to ensure effective enforcement of legislation and by raising awareness among potential migrants of the risks of trafficking and how to avoid them.

The project partners are principally the ILO tripartite constituents, including the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM), the institutional members of the new Foreign Employment Promotion Board, Workers’ Organizations, particularly the trade unions with a track record in assisting Nepalese migrant workers overseas, the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) and the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI).

For further information please contact:

Ms Bina Kunwar Thapa
National Project Coordinator
ILO Office in Nepal
Tel: +977 1 5555777 ext 122
Fax: +977 1 5550714
Email

Mr Saloman Rajbanshi
Programme Officer
ILO Office in Nepal
Tel: +977 1 5555 777, 5550 691 ext 113
Fax: +977 1 5550714
Email