Israel has agreed to employ 2,000 Nepalese workers as caregivers. Israel has agreed to increase the number of Nepali workers in a courtesy meeting with the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharatsingh Bhandari today by the Israeli ambassador to Nepal Hanan Godar.
Govinda Prasad Rizal, spokesperson of the Ministry, informed that a total of 800 Nepali workers, consisting of 500 main candidates and 300 alternate candidates who are currently in the selection stage, will be taken to Israel. .
In the meeting, various aspects of bilateral labor relations as well as the selection process for sending Nepalese workers to Israel as caregivers under the ‘Jituji’ process were discussed.
Spokesman Rizal informed that there was a discussion about the possibility of taking Nepali workers to Israel in other fields including agriculture in the future.
Meanwhile, Minister Bhandari expressed his satisfaction about the labor relations between Nepal and Israel and requested to take more initiatives regarding the search and information about the real situation of Nepali Bipin Joshi, who is missing in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and to bring him back safely.