Bilateral Agreement between Nepal and Malaysia on the Recruitment, Employment, and Repatriation of Workers

Date Shared:

Friday, April 5, 2019 - 12:25

Countries and areas:

Nepal, Malaysia

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth - 8.8 on labor rights for migrant workers

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 5: Enhance availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration

Objective 6: Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

Ecuador 2019

Geographical Relevance:

Bilateral

Tags:

Migration Governance, Pathways for Regular Migration, Temporary and Circular Labour Migration, Decent Work, Legal Frameworks on Migration, Labor Mobility, Fair and Ethical Recruitment

Summary:

In October 2018, Nepal signed a labour agreement with Malaysia, the preferred job destination for Nepali migrant workers.

Nepali Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista and Malaysian Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Recruitment, Employment, and Repatriation of Workers amidst a special function in the Capital.

As per the agreement, Nepali migrant workers aspiring to work in Malaysia will not have to pay any fees for jobs there. Employers will be responsible for all the expenses on behalf of the Nepali workers, including recruitment service charges, two-way tickets to travel to Malaysia, visa fee, medical check-up and security screening of the worker. Workers' initial investments for medical check-up and security screening will be refunded to them in the first month of their job in Malaysia.

Link:

For more information:

http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-10-29/nepal-malaysia-sign-labour-pact.html

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2019 - Thematic Workshop on GCM Implementation at the National Level