Kathmandu, 4 February: A memorandum of understanding has been reached between Nepal and Malaysia to revise the bilateral labour agreement. The agreement to this effect was reached between the two sides after the delegation led by visiting Home Minister of Malaysia, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday.
According to the PM Dahal’s Secretariat, the authorities concerned of both countries would work on mutual cooperation for the same. During the meeting, discussion was held on the issues related to carrying out activities jointly in the sector of trade, investment, tourist, and economic development by increasing high-level political and administrative visit and dialogue between the two countries.
Recently the Government of Malaysia has increased minimum wage of workers to 1,500 Ringgit from 1,200. The Malaysian side has expressed its seriousness on the issue of welfare and security of Nepali workers.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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