Kathmandu, Jan 2: The government has held a discussion with South Korean ambassador to Nepal, Park Tae-Young, regarding the language test criteria under the Employment Permit System (EPS), that allows Nepali nationals to work in Korea under a bilateral agreement.
The discussion has been held following the incident that led to the death of two persons during a protest over eligibility of taking the Korean language test.
Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security Kewal Prasad Bhandari and Korean Ambassador to Nepal Park discussed the matter today in the ministry.
During the meeting, the Korean side was informed about the decision of the government and the court to allow Nepali youth to fill the form for productive sector, who had earlier participated in ship building, according to spokesperson of the Ministry of Labour, Rajeev Pokharel.
The proposal made by Nepal was taken positively by the Korean side. Pokharel said that the various problems seen in the EPS system will soon be resolved by the technical teams of the two countries.
Currently, 175,000 Nepali citizens are waiting to go to Korea for work after passing the Korean language test, according to the ministry.
On the occasion, the Korean side said that the incident that happened in Balkumari last Friday was tragic, and on behalf of the Korean government, paid tributes to the deceased and extended condolences to their family members.
Deadline for shipbuilding participants in productive sector extended
The Department of Foreign Employment, EPS Korea branch has extended the deadline for filling examination form in the productive sectors for the candidates participating in the shipbuilding.
A notice issued by the Department says that the deadline has been extended by two days. The deadline has been extended till January 5, which was until January 3.
The extension has been considered in view of the situation where the aspiring examinees could be attending the last rites of the two youths killed in the tragic incident taken place in Balkumari, Lalitpur Metropolitan City-7 on December 29, 2023 and due to the technical glitch occurred in the system on the first day of the filling of the form, the Department said.
