Foreign Employment Department Mandates Official App for Job Advertisements

Kathmandu. The Department of Foreign Employment under the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security has issued new directives for licensed agencies sending workers abroad.

The department has made it mandatory to publish advertisements for foreign employment not only in national daily newspapers but also on the government's official Shram Sansar app. Based on the decision made on Jestha 25, the department has issued such a notice, directing all concerned manpower companies to comply accordingly.

According to Rule 14 of the Foreign Employment Regulations, 2064, after obtaining prior approval to send workers abroad, an advertisement must be published in a national daily newspaper in the Nepali language with a minimum notice period of seven days for worker selection. To further systematize and make this provision more transparent, the department has now decided to make it mandatory to publish such advertisements on the Shram Sansar app (https://shramsansar.gov.np) operated by the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security.

The department believes that this process will provide easier access to official information for workers wishing to go for foreign employment and make the selection process more reliable.

As per the notice issued by the department, after publishing the information in a national daily newspaper, it must also be published on the app with the same details. This step has been taken to make the foreign employment sector technology-friendly and to protect workers from fraud.

The department has warned that if the licensed agencies do not comply with this provision, action may be taken according to the rules, and has urged them to update the information on the designated digital platform in a timely manner. Further information can be obtained from the department's website, email, and available phone numbers, as stated in the notice issued by the Branch Officer.