Kathmandu, Nepal, March 25: Nepal and Japan signed on a much waited Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to send Nepali workers to Japan amid a function held at the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) on Monday.
Officiating Secretary at the MoLESS Ram Prasad Ghimire and Japan’s ambassador to Nepal Masashi Ogawa signed on the government-to-government deal. As per the deal, the status of Nepali workers will be given as Specified Skilled workers (SSW).
It is said that the deal will be executed immediately by establishing a separate unit under the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) to facilitate the recruitment process of Nepali workers.
The separate unit under the DoFE will be responsible for calling application, facilitate the Japanese side to conduct the language and skills tests and overseeing the deployment of the successful applicants to Japan.
Likewise, a separate joint committee will be formed comprising the representatives from both sides to ensure the proper implementation of the MoC.
