NHRC’s recommendation on human rights of migrant workers

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended the government to pay heed to human rights of migrant workers.

Bilateral agreements are made between NHRC and the destination countries for the protection of human rights of Nepali migrant workers. The NHRC had made 16-point recommendation to the government in 2075 and nine-point recommendation in 2077BS in a bid to make foreign employment safe and dignified. The report released recently mentioned that NHRC furnished recommendation in a total of 58 points to the government so far on the rights of migrant workers.

The issues as making accountable the recruitment process, migrant workers’ rights to access justice, rapid rescue, dignified return, sustainable integration of migrant returnees in community, address to the rights of migrant workers’ children, and right to life and health to the families of migrant workers, among others were included in the recommendations.

The status report on human rights of Nepali migrant workers, 2079 was prepared on the basis of information/data collected and study, monitoring and research conducted from fiscal year 2076/77 to 2078/79BS.

NHRC Spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokharel informed that the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers was written to implement the recommendations made by the report.