January 21: The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has started discussion with experts and stakeholders on the initial draft of the labour migration policy.    
During the discussion programme organized by the ministry, Labour Minister Sharat Singh Bhandari informed that government is preparing a policy on labour migration in order to make the domestic and foreign employment dignified.

The policy is also essential for promoting and incorporating labour issues in the forthcoming five-year plan and making this sector systematic, he added.    
Secretary Kewal Prasad Bhandari informed that the draft would be amended based on the suggestions received by the taskforce. The ministry is effortful to ensure health and social security as major agenda in the labour migration policy.    
The stakeholders and experts provided suggestions during the programme.    
The government had formed a taskforce under the coordination of labour expert Dr Ganesh Gurung to draft the labour migration policy. The taskforce has begun discussion on the draft policy. -- RSS