Taskforce formed to rescue Nepali migrant workers in serious condition

Kathmandu / July 22: A task force has been formed to enquire about the condition of Nepalis undergoing treatment at hospitals on being seriously injured or ill in course of overseas employment.

According to the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security, the three-member task force was formed from the minister-level decision with the objective of understanding the condition of Nepali migrant workers, who are in ‘coma’ and in serious condition at the hospitals in foreign countries and facilitating in their rescue.

The Chief of the Employment Management Division of the Ministry has been designated as the coordinator of the task force while the Joint Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and Executive Director of the Foreign Employment Board are its members.

The task force would prepare integrated data of the Nepali migrant workers who are being treated in critical conditions at the hospitals in different countries, identifying the ways to send them home rescue them and make arrangements for effective treatment by bringing them home, according to the Ministry.

Hundreds of Nepali migrant workers are still undergoing treatment at various hospitals in different countries, while twenty-five Nepalis are in coma in Saudi Arabia. (RSS)