The Malaysian Government agreed to implement the MoU forward that was signed on October 29, 2018 at the bilateral technical committee meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between September 10-12, 2019.

Nepal Labor, Employment and Social Security Ministry Senior Joint-Secretary Dr. Ram Prasad Ghimire, who headed the Nepali delegation in the meeting at Kuala Lumpur, said that the Malaysian Government has expressed its agreement to the MoU in writing to hire Nepali Workers as per the Nepal-Malaysia Labor Pact.

The Malaysian delegation was headed by Policy Division of Human Resources Development Ministry Betty Hasan.

The MoU implementation was delayed due to the Malaysian Government’s lack of willingness to do so. The Malaysian side also seemed disinterested in calling for a meeting with the Nepali side.

Provisions of the Nepal-Malaysia MoU

As per the Nepal-Malaysia Labor Pact provisions, all costs involved in recruiting Nepali migrants to Malaysian jobs will be incurred by the Malaysian employers. Nepali workers will not have to pay any fee for recruitment.

Costs incurred by Malaysian employers include:

• Service tax
• Cost of two-way air ticket
• Medical check-up costs
• Security check

Moreover, the MoU provisions that Nepali employees need not pay additional charges that they used to pay earlier.

The MoU has reduced the contract period of Nepali migrant workers to two years, unlike the earlier period three years.

Remuneration to the employees will not be less than the minimum salary fixed by the Malaysian Government and will be paid before the 7^th of every month in the employee’s bank account.

The accident insurance and health insurance provisions applicable as per Malaysian labor laws will be equally applicable to Nepali migrant workers.

The MoU mandates that the Malaysian Government should extend the same protection to Nepali migrant workers as it does for Malaysian employees.

In case of a family member’s demise, Nepali migrant workers will be allowed to visit their home country for 15 days.

In the event of injury, mutilation or death of a Nepali migrant workers, the Malaysian employer should inform the Nepal Embassy. The Malaysian employer will be responsible to send the worker’s dead body back to Nepal.

The Nepal Government has already provided a list of 122 health institutions eligible for carrying out medical tests for aspiring Nepali workers in line with the standards enlisted in the labor pact.

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In a recent decision, Nepal and Malaysia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on supply of labor.

The new deal will open ways for supply of Nepali labor to Malaysia, which has been on hold since six months period.

Prior to the signing ceremony, the Nepali Cabinet has approved this long-awaited proposal in a meeting on October 29, 2018.

Nepal and Malaysia agreed on this pact during Nepali delegation’s Malaysia visit in the last week of September 2018.

This deal gains significance in view of the fact that Malaysia is one of the biggest destinations for Nepali migrant workers, currently employing around 500,000 Nepalis.

A Result of Series of Discussions

The latest labor agreement underwent a rounds of discussions over the last six months and its draft was finalized last month after a three-round review in the six months period.

“Our main aim is to protect rights of our workers and ensure their safety in the host nation. This deal is going to be a milestone in that respect,” said Narayan Regmi, Secretary at the Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security.

This first-ever labor agreement between the two countries will open avenues for the migration of Nepali workers to the latter country.

While Malaysia has been the key host for Nepali migrant workers since more than a decade, Nepal currently stands out to be the second largest contributor to Malaysian economy in terms of workforce.

The new labor pact is being termed as a landmark deal in the history of Nepal’s foreign employment sector, given the fact that Nepali workers will no longer need to pay any recruitment fees for Malaysian jobs.

Under the agreement, Malaysian employers will take bear all the expenses pertaining to hiring of workers, along with expenses for their return journey.

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