July 5: The number of Nepali individuals obtaining labour permits for foreign employment has witnessed a significant rise.

The Department of Foreign Employment has disclosed that approximately 750,000 Nepali citizens secured labour permits as of July 1, marking the culmination of the current fiscal year 2022/23, which concludes on July 16.

This figure represents a notable increase compared to the roughly 650,000 permits granted during the previous year.

Gurudatta Subedi, the Director and Information Officer of the Department, shared that out of the 750,000 labour permits issued, 740,000 were acquired by individuals seeking overseas employment opportunities. The majority of these hopeful job seekers aspire to work in Gulf countries and Malaysia.

 Additionally, other destinations include Croatia, Cyprus, France, Poland, and Romania.

Highlighting the scale of this trend, Subedi mentioned that Nepal is witnessing a daily exodus of over 60,000 youths seeking job prospects abroad.

In the Nepali month of Falgun alone, 61,845 Nepali individuals embarked on foreign employment ventures.

Furthermore, the Department of Labour and Occupational Safety's Technical Director and Spokesperson, Maninath Gope, revealed that within the last two months, 1,396 foreign citizens acquired labour permits to work in Nepal.

Additionally, 458 foreign nationals had their labour permits renewed during the same period. (RSS)