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Kathmandu, Jan 23: While most Nepali youth pay two to about Rs 300,000 to work in the Gulf or Malaysia, earning Rs 30,000–35,000 per month, a Malaysian company, Vistron Technology, has committed to sending 800 Nepali workers to Malaysia this year at zero cost, offering salaries of Rs 60,000–65,000 per month.

Through Aakarshan International and Lal Dhansh International Services Pvt Ltd, 600 women and 200 men will be recruited under a fair and transparent system. In 2022, Vistron Technology pledged to follow ethical international labor standards and a zero-cost recruitment model for Nepali workers.

According to Attraction International Director Vishnu KC, all expenses—including passports, labor approvals, travel tickets, health checks, insurance, social security, welfare funds, and pre-departure orientation—are covered by the company. Each worker’s total cost is approximately Rs 1,20,000, fully borne by Vistron.

KC emphasized that the company offers safe, dignified, and debt-free employment. Malaysia, facing labor shortages, recruits from South Asian countries, including Nepal. Since the labor agreement between Nepal and Malaysia on October 29, 2018, Nepali workers have been legally employed in Malaysia’s production, construction, service, and agricultural sectors.

Workers under this zero-cost program can remit earnings formally without debt repayment, retain their own passports, and return to Nepal within 15 days if unsatisfied. Attraction International has been facilitating such employment for the past decade, sending 2,706 Nepalis last year. The minimum wage in Malaysia is currently 1,700 ringgit, applied equally to citizens and migrant workers.

Former president of the Nepal Foreign Employment Entrepreneurs’ Association, Rajendra Bhandari, said roughly 10 percent of Nepali migrant workers now travel at zero cost, while 15–20 percent pay reduced service fees. Labor expert Rameshwar Nepal noted that multinational companies, especially in Malaysia’s electronics sector, now fully cover recruitment costs, ensuring safer, more structured workplaces with better pay and benefits than typical companies.

This initiative marks a significant step toward ethical, accessible foreign employment for Nepali workers.

People’s News Monitoring Service