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.