Manpower agencies suspend operations

Kathmandu March 6- Manpower agencies in the country have decided to suspend their operations for an indefinite period of time from today. Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) — the umbrella body of manpower agencies in the country — has said that manpower firms will not resume their services until the government addresses their demand.

Manpower firms were in protest against the police raid on manpower firms on February 24 and the agencies have announced of shutting down their firms for an indefinite period of time from today to intensify the protest. On February 24, the police had raided 15 manpower agencies and rounded up at least 12 promoters of those agencies on charges of swindling money from job aspirants and sending unemployed youths abroad with false promises of placements in foreign companies.

All manpower agencies will stop sending workers for an indefinite period of time from today, according to NAFEA President Bimal Prasad Dhakal.