KATHMANDU, Nov 10 (Xinhua): The number of Nepali workers leaving for overseas jobs went up by a whopping 26 per cent in the first three months of the current fiscal year starting in mid-July, as compared to the same period last year, The Kathmandu Post reported today.
According to the data compiled by the department of labour, the total number of blue-collar workers heading for foreign jobs till mid-October 2007 reached 56,689, up from 44,881 recorded during the corresponding period last year.
During the last three months, Qatar topped the list of host countries for Nepali workers, receiving a total of 20,929 persons, about 112 per cent up from last year's figure. Likewise, Saudi Arabia welcomed 46 per cent more Nepali jobseekers than in the previous year when it took in 7,406 persons.
Nepal's foreign employment soars by 26pc
FE Team | Published: November 11, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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