Ministry Clarifies Foreign Employment Processes for Israel and South Korea

Kathmandu. The Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment has clarified the ambiguities seen in the context of foreign employment in Israel and South Korea. The ministry has made its official stance public through a press release regarding the demand for lottery-out candidates and EPS examinees.

According to the ministry, the process of sending workers to long-term care centers in Israel under the bilateral agreement of 2020 is ongoing. 2,112 Nepali workers have been selected from the latest advertisement and most of them have already reached Israel.

Meanwhile, 1,153 candidates who were not selected in the lottery had been demanding to be sent for employment as well. Although the ministry made diplomatic efforts with the Israeli body and the Israeli Embassy on this matter, Israel has expressed its inability to include them in the current process. Israel has suggested those candidates re-participate in the upcoming new advertisement. The ministry has requested the concerned candidates to wait for the new process.

Similarly, examinees interested in going to South Korea through the EPS system, which started in 2007, had submitted applications to the ministry demanding roster extension, change, and extension of the time period. The ministry has stated that it has already requested the South Korean government to address these issues.

The ministry stated that all processes will be carried out as per the bilateral labor agreement between Nepal and South Korea, so there is no need to make further demands on this matter. The ministry has appealed to all candidates and stakeholders to cooperate and maintain understanding by considering the existing rules and systems.