Nepali citizens, organisations urge government not to send workers to Israel amid war on Gaza
Nepal’s government had last week invited applications from citizens to work in Israel’s long-term care centres.
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A total of 673 individuals and organisations, including the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions, have urged the Nepal government to not send the citizens of the country to Israel for jobs amid the war on Gaza.
Over 4,500 Nepali citizens, mostly women working as caregivers, are currently living in Israel, according to the Germany-based Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
Last week, the Department of Foreign Employment under the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security in Nepal invited applications from citizens to work in Israel’s long-term care centres, reported myRepublica.
On July 1, a group of Nepali citizens and organisations urged the government not to put the lives of citizens at risk “by sending them as workers [in] wartime Israel, which is flouting all norms of humanity”.
They pointed out that 10 Nepali students were killed after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack in southern Israel.
“The relevant ministries and the Government of Nepal must honour the right to life of Nepali citizens and maintain respect for fundamental human rights,” read their letter to the government. “When a lack of livelihood security in the country compels citizens to put their lives at risk in search of work, it is abrogation of responsibility for the state and government not to do what is required to...
