Nepali migrant workers will soon start going to Malaysia after almost 14 months as the two governments have come closer to an agreement.
A Labour Ministry team is visiting Kuala Lumpur for the final deal on September 11 for a two-day discussion as the Malaysian authorities positively responded to Nepal's demand concerning medical centers, informed the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security.
Every prospective worker from Nepal must undergo health checkup prior to their departure from the Malaysian government prescribed medical centres. But the dispute over prescribed medical centres has created confusion that made Nepal government stop sending Nepali migrant workers to Malaysia.
However, a note verbale – sent by the Embassy of Malaysia in Kathmandu to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday – reads that Malaysia will consider all 122 medical centers proposed by the Nepal government to perform BMS screening process for recruitment to Malaysia ‘in the future as long as they fulfill the criteria and requirements set by the Malaysian government’.
The Malaysian government has recognised only 36 of the total 122 medical centers proposed by Nepal to conduct mandatory medical test now. “… the 36 medical centers will continue to perform the BMS screening process for recruitment to Malaysia on the basis that these medical centers have been equipped with BMS; have been audited annually by the Government of Malaysia through the Embassy of Malaysia and Bestinet Sdn Bhd and have been certified by the Ministry of Health of Nepal and Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Nepal to conduct medication examination on Nepali going abroad for work,” reads the Note Verbale.
“The Government of Malaysia is of the view that the decision will ensure no further delay to the resumption of recruitment process to Malaysia that continue to be suspended by the Government of Nepal even after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the government of Malaysia and the Government of Nepal on the Recruitment, Employment and Repatriation of Workers on 29 October 2018,” the note further reads.
Malaysia is one of the largest labour destination countries for Nepal, with about 1.1 Nepali migrant workers currently working there. Around 130,000 Nepali migrant workers go to Malaysia each year, according to the data of Department of Labour.
According to an official at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, the ministry is preparing agendas to present during Nepal and Malaysia the joint working group (JWG) meeting on labour migration on September 10 and 11 in Kuala Lumpur.
The agreement – between Nepal and Malaysia – that ensured recruitment of Nepali migrant workers in Malaysia at zero cost has not come into effect due to lack of a proper mechanism and structure to facilitate recruiting process. According to the agreement, both governments had agreed to call a meeting of the JWG to review the progress and plan on future steps to be taken.
The supply of Nepali workers to Malaysia has been halted since last May after the government cracked down on Immigration Security Clearance and One Stop Centre that had been levying additional charges on Nepali migrants. Though the two governments signed a bilateral labour pact in October, the outflow of Nepali migrant workers to Malaysia is still uncertain due to delay in finalising medical-related issues by both governments.
A Labour Ministry team is visiting Kuala Lumpur for the final deal on September 11 for a two-day discussion as the Malaysian authorities positively responded to Nepal's demand concerning medical centers, informed the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security.
Every prospective worker from Nepal must undergo health checkup prior to their departure from the Malaysian government prescribed medical centres. But the dispute over prescribed medical centres has created confusion that made Nepal government stop sending Nepali migrant workers to Malaysia.
However, a note verbale – sent by the Embassy of Malaysia in Kathmandu to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday – reads that Malaysia will consider all 122 medical centers proposed by the Nepal government to perform BMS screening process for recruitment to Malaysia ‘in the future as long as they fulfill the criteria and requirements set by the Malaysian government’.
The Malaysian government has recognised only 36 of the total 122 medical centers proposed by Nepal to conduct mandatory medical test now. “… the 36 medical centers will continue to perform the BMS screening process for recruitment to Malaysia on the basis that these medical centers have been equipped with BMS; have been audited annually by the Government of Malaysia through the Embassy of Malaysia and Bestinet Sdn Bhd and have been certified by the Ministry of Health of Nepal and Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Nepal to conduct medication examination on Nepali going abroad for work,” reads the Note Verbale.
“The Government of Malaysia is of the view that the decision will ensure no further delay to the resumption of recruitment process to Malaysia that continue to be suspended by the Government of Nepal even after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the government of Malaysia and the Government of Nepal on the Recruitment, Employment and Repatriation of Workers on 29 October 2018,” the note further reads.
Malaysia is one of the largest labour destination countries for Nepal, with about 1.1 Nepali migrant workers currently working there. Around 130,000 Nepali migrant workers go to Malaysia each year, according to the data of Department of Labour.
According to an official at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, the ministry is preparing agendas to present during Nepal and Malaysia the joint working group (JWG) meeting on labour migration on September 10 and 11 in Kuala Lumpur.
The agreement – between Nepal and Malaysia – that ensured recruitment of Nepali migrant workers in Malaysia at zero cost has not come into effect due to lack of a proper mechanism and structure to facilitate recruiting process. According to the agreement, both governments had agreed to call a meeting of the JWG to review the progress and plan on future steps to be taken.
The supply of Nepali workers to Malaysia has been halted since last May after the government cracked down on Immigration Security Clearance and One Stop Centre that had been levying additional charges on Nepali migrants. Though the two governments signed a bilateral labour pact in October, the outflow of Nepali migrant workers to Malaysia is still uncertain due to delay in finalising medical-related issues by both governments.
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