Japan to take in Nepali workers

Kathmandu - Japanese officials have agreed to accept Nepali semi-skilled and skilled trainee workers for employment with different business enterprises in Japan, said a top Nepali official.

Shyam Prasad Mainali, secretary at the Ministry of Labor and Transport Management (MoLTM), said officials of the two countries have signed Minutes of Understanding, specifying priorities in the process of recruiting Nepalis for jobs in Japan.

The minutes were signed in Tokyo by Mainali and the vice president of the Japan International Training and Co-operation Organization (JITCO) - the government entity there for overseeing the training and recruitment of workers. Mainali said both sides agreed to designate Nepali institutions with authority to send trainees to one of the most lucrative labor destinations, and also to adopt measures to check possible cheating of job seekers during the recruitment process.
Japan is expected to absorb Nepali workers mainly in the industrial and agriculture sectors.