‘Women going to gulf for overseas employment not stopped’

Lalitpur, Dec 17 . Although the government has prohibited women workers from going to the gulf countries for overseas employment, it has not stopped.

At a ‘Public Hearing’ programme organised by Paurakhi at National Human Rights Commission on Sunday, office-bearers of NHRC, representatives of government and non-government offices and human right activists said that women workers have been facing more problems as they use illegal route to go the gulf for lack of legal permission.

On the occasion, NHRC Chair Anupraj Sharma said that although the government has prohibited the women workers from going to gulf countries, it has not been stopped in practice. “The women workers are entering the gulf countries via India and Sri Lanka,” he said.

Likewise, Chairperson of Paurakhi, Manju Gurung, said that the country should not prohibit the women workers from going to any country. The women workers in gulf countries have been facing health problem as they have to do hard labour.

Similarly, Asia Pacific member of an international organisation of domestic helps, Gyanu KC, said that the government should be serious over the issue of women workers, in and outside the country.