Nepal – 1st – Migrant workers

The Nepalese NAP contains a background section on:

2.1.4 Rights of workers in foreign employment

2.2 Business and Human Rights Implementation Action Plan

1. Protection

S.No.	Activity	Responsible agency	Partner agency	Timeline	Performance Indicator
15	To reach bilateral and multilateral labour agreement to ensure that Nepali citizens who are employed abroad receive service and benefits according to international standards	MOLESS	Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ Nepali diplomatic mission/	Continu ous	Nepali workers in foreign employment receive service and benefits as per international labour law
16	To monitor if the workers working in multinational companies are getting service and benefits as in the multination companies in the origin countries	MOIC/trade union	MOLESS	Continu ous	Monitoring report
30	Including business and human rights issues in the bilateral labour agreement and MoUs reached with the destination countries for foreign employment	MOLESS	MoFA/diplomatic mission/ destination countries	Continu ous	Business and human rights issues included in labour agreements
31	To effectively implement the legal provision of sending trained workers for foreign employment	MOLESS	Training provider institutions/ foreign employment entrepreneurs/destination countries	Second year	Increase in number of trained workers
32	Take diplomatic initiative for implementation of the provision of equal pay for equal work for Nepali workers in the destination countries	MOFA/diplomatic mission	MOLESS/foreign employment entrepreneurs	Continu ous	Equal pay for equal work implemented

2. Respect

68	The foreign employment entrepreneurs to develop and enforce ethical recruitment policy of the organization as per the prevailing national and international labour laws.	Entrepreneurs/foreign employment entre preneurs association/ federation	Department of foreign employment/Foreign Employment Board	Second year	Development and enforcement of ethical recruitment policy
69	To increase the awareness and capacity of foreign employment entrepreneurs on business and human rights sensitization and compliance.	Entrepreneurs/foreign employment entre preneurs association/ federation	Department of foreign employment/Foreign Employment Board	Continuous	capacity of foreign employment entre preneurs increased
70	To carry out effective coordination with stakeholder agencies and employers in the destination countries for ensuring safety and decent working environment for Nepali workers in the destination countries.	Entrepreneurs/foreign employment entre preneurs association/ federation	MOLESS/Foreign Employment Board/ diplomatic missions	Continuous	Safe workplace guaranteed
71	To coordinate for arrangement of accommodation, food and medical care of the Nepali workers in destination countries.	Entrepreneurs/foreign employment entre preneurs association/ federation	Employers of destination countries/Foreign Employment Board	Continuous	Provision of ac commodation, food and medical treatment
72	The foreign employment entrepreneurs’ association/federation to develop and enforce a code of conduct for business operation and protection of human rights.	Entrepreneurs/foreign employment entre preneurs association/ federation	Foreign Employment Entrepreneurs	First year	Code of conduct implemented

3. Remedy

104	To make access of the workers to judicial and non-judicial mechanism easy and effective in order to guarantee the right of the Nepali workers to selection process, decent sand safe working environment, accommodation, food and unrestricted mobility.	MOLESS/diplomatic missions	Employer/foreign employment association/ federation and entrepreneurs	Continuous	Easy access to remedy
105	Enhance the capacity and expand the scope of services of agencies including foreign employment board, department of foreign employment and foreign employment tribunal for the access of Nepali workers, who have faced problems and cheated in course of foreign employment, to relief, rescue, compensation and justice.	Foreign employment board, department of foreign employment and foreign employment tribunal	MOLESS	Continuous	Capacity development
106	To address the problem of undocumented workers, workers in jail and those undergoing treatment in hospital after falling seriously ill in the destination countries through justified measures.	Foreign employment board, department of foreign employment and foreign employ ment tribunal	MOLESS	Continuous	Problem resolved