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Minister said - 'We are committed for the change'
and thanked AI for the report
Minister of Labour and Transport Management of Nepal Sarita Giri thanked Amnesty International for the latest research report titled 'False Promises: Exploitation and Forced Labour of Nepali Migrant workers'. Meeting with Amnesty International delegation on 15 December 2011 led by Norma Kang Muico, Researcher of Amnesty International, Asia-Pacific Migrants' Rights, she assured to implement the recommendations made by the report. She further said, "There are a number of problem in the foreign migration and we are committed for a change."
Nepal: Protect Nepalese migrants from ‘false promises’ of work abroad
Rogue Nepalese recruitment agencies are trafficking Nepalese for exploitation and forced labour in the Gulf States and Malaysia, Amnesty International said on 13th December, 2011 in a new report, as it called on the Nepalese government to improve protection of its migrant workers. A research report titled "False Promises : Exploitation and Forced Labor of Nepali Migrant workers' released by Amnesty International in Katmandu points out that majority of migrant workers are not given salary as per their contract, forced to work without a rest day, are locked up and physically abused.
'End Impunity Now !!!'
Representatives from various sections of life urged Nepal Government to end increasing impunity as soon as possible. In a talk program titled 'Nepal: Heading Towards Full-Spectrum of Impunity' organized by Amnesty International Nepal on the occasion of 63 International human rights day on 8th of December, speakers emphasized the seriousness of the injustice and impunity in Nepal.
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