Israel has agreed to recruit 2,000 Nepali workers as caregivers amid its full-scale war with Hamas.
In a meeting with newly appointed Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharat Singh Bhandari at his office on Monday, Israeli Ambassador to Nepal Hanan Godder shared that the number of Nepali workers going to work as caregivers in Israel has been increased.
According to Govinda Prasad Rijal, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, a total of 1,000 main candidates and 1,000 candidates in waiting lists could be recruited as per the latest agreement.
Earlier, it was agreed that 500 main candidates and 300 candidates in the waiting list would be hired as a caregiver in Israel.
During the meeting, various aspects and dynamics of bilateral labor relations between the two countries were discussed, including the ongoing selection process of the aspiring candidates to work as caregivers in Israel.
Rijal shared that Minister Bhandari and the Israeli envoy also talked about the possibility of taking Nepali workers to Israel in agriculture and other sectors.
Expressing satisfaction regarding labor relations between Nepal and Israel, Minister Bhandari urged the Israeli envoy to take more initiatives to search and find Nepali national Bipin Joshi who has been missing in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Israel is currently in a full-scale war with Hamas. In the Oct 7 attack, 10 Nepalis were killed and Bipin Joshi, is still out of contact. Yet, Nepali government, in its initiative, has asked Israel to recruit more Nepalis despite knowing the situation.
