The Department of Foreign Employment is searching and digitizing thousands of old foreign employment fraud case files that have been gathering dust for nearly 25 years.
The Department of Foreign Employment has speeded up the work of finding, managing, and digitizing thousands of old cases and investigation files. These files was lying around in the department for about 25 years without any proper management.
History of the Department and Files
After the Foreign Employment Act was brought in 2042 B.S., the work area of Department of Labour was made bigger. Later in 2056 B.S., the Department of Labour and Employment Promotion was established. Since that time, Nepali workers who went abroad started registering complaints about the troubles they faced in foreign lands.
In 2064 B.S., the Department of Foreign Employment was separately formed, and all works related to foreign employment started happening through it. Among these works, handling cases and doing investigations became very important part of their job.
New Push for Justice
As complaints about foreign employment fraud started to rise, the Minister for Youth, Labour and Employment, Ramjee Yadav, gave instructions to the department to keep cases and investigation on high priority. He asked them to remain active continuously on this issue.
With the special interest of Minister Yadav and under the leadership of Mira Acharya, the department have started finding, organizing, and making proper records of these long-pending files. During this work, the department found very important case files starting from the year 2057 B.S.
Going Digital for Faster Solutions
The work of sorting out thousands of files that were dumped for 25 years and making yearly physical records is now completed. Now, the department is fastly scanning these files to make digital copies.
The department is also preparing to develop a digital tracking system to make the case investigation process more effective in the future. They want to put all the details of files since 2057 B.S. into the computer system and connect them with the justice system. This initiative is expected to help to giving fast, transparent, and effective service to the victims who are waiting for justice since a very long time.
This article was originally published on https://bajarkochirfar.com. Translated with the help of AI and reviewed by our editorial team.
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