July 23: Israel has agreed to recruit 2,000 Nepali workers as caregivers.

This decision was announced during a meeting between Israeli Ambassador to Nepal, Hanan Godder, and the newly appointed Minister for Labour, Employment, and Social Security, Sharat Singh Bhandari.

During the meeting, Ambassador Godder shared that the number of Nepali workers eligible to work as caregivers in Israel has been significantly increased.

Govinda Prasad Rijal, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security, confirmed that the latest agreement allows for 1,000 main candidates and an additional 1,000 candidates on a waiting list to be recruited.

Previously, the agreement stipulated that 500 main candidates and 300 candidates on the waiting list would be hired. This increase highlights the strengthening of bilateral labor relations between Nepal and Israel.

The meeting also covered various aspects of these labor relations, including the ongoing selection process for aspiring candidates. Discussions extended to the potential recruitment of Nepali workers in Israel's agricultural and other sectors.

Minister Bhandari expressed satisfaction with the current state of labor relations between the two countries and urged Ambassador Godder to take more initiatives to search for Bipin Joshi, a Nepali national who has been missing amid the Israel-Palestine conflict. (RSS)