Monday, November 19, 2018

US Mission helps to promote responsible recruitment

The US Mission is helping government to foster strong partnerships to promote ethical and fair recruitment practices in the foreign employment process for Nepalis.
"The US government – through US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other partners – stands committed to support Nepal's leadership in finding those win-win solutions that serve everyone, the government, the private sector, and the Nepali people," said newly arrived US ambassador to Nepal Randy W Berry, speaking at the programme – jointly hosted by the USAID and the National Business Initiative (NBI) – here today.
"Collectively, I’m confident that we can make ethical recruitment happen and, in turn, protect and promote the socio-economic wellbeing of the people and businesses in Nepal," he added.
Addressing the programme that saw key representatives from the government, private sector, civil society, development organisations, labour minister Gokarna Bista, highlighted the government’s priorities and plans and reiterated his commitment to ensuring good governance and oversight of foreign recruitment practices.
President of NBI Padma Jyoti, on the occasion, also underscored the need to institutionalise responsible and ethical recruitment processes in Nepal. 
Migration contributes to an equal to nearly 25 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). If face, over half of all Nepali households have at least one migrant family member abroad or living in Nepal as a returnee.
 USAID’s Hamro Samman Project – implemented by Winrock International – builds upon more than two decades of US government support to counter human trafficking in Nepal.  The project’s goal is to reduce the prevalence of trafficking in persons by strengthening existing government, civil society, and private sector policies and systems.
Hamro Samman is forging partnerships with private sector actors to promote ethical recruitment and encourage zero tolerance for exploitation in accordance with national laws and policies, specifically, to counter trafficking and exploitation in foreign labor migration.

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