Amnesty International has expressed its concern over recent remarks made by the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) against the implementation of existing rules related to labour migration by the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE). By issuing a public statement from its Nepalese Section, Amnesty International expressed concern.
In a media comment a NAFEA official had stated how “stricter rules” in securing job permits by the DoFE had discouraged recruitment agencies from sending workers abroad. They claimed the drop in migration figures showed that many were now going abroad through informal channels via India, contravening Nepalese law.