Malaysia and Nepal are drawing up a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on various issues including streamlining the recruitment of workers, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S Subramaniam.
The memorandum, he said, is expected to be finalised by next year.
Speaking after a discussion with Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) Minister Mohamad Aftab Alam in Kuala Lumpur, he said that there were 175,810 Nepalis working in the manufacturing sector in Malaysia.
Alam led a delegation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Nepal and Malaysia.
Dr Subramaniam said that Nepal had also requested that the number of maids from their country to Malaysia be increased.
"There are 84 maids from Nepal at present," Subramaniam said, adding that Malaysia has no objection but it has to make sure the maids are trained well.
The Malaysian minister was very happy with the good bilateral relations between the two countries. "There are many Nepali workers in Malaysia and we hope they would be given opportunity to work in other sectors including in the health sector,” he said.
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