About 26,429 migrant workers received foreign job orientation from 53 registered institutes in Baisakh (midApril to mid-May). According to the Department of Foreign Employment, the institutes provide training about the language and culture of the job market along with preparations necessary to join foreign jobs. Workers are also taught the basic laws of the destination countries, ethics of industrial workers and helping agencies abroad. The training was introduced according to the Foreign Employment Act 2007 to reduce risks in foreign job markets. -HNS

Published on: 9 June 2012 | The Himalayan Times