The International Labor Organization (ILO) seemed positive toward the Nepal's request to support the "Prime Minister Employment Program".
Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Raj Bista, who is currently in Geneva of Switzerland in course of his participation in the 107th Session of International Labor Conference met Tuesday with ILO Director General Guy Ryder with a request to toward that end.
As stated by Joint-Secretary at the Ministry ( Labor, Employment and Social Security), Ram Prasad Ghimire, who is also in the Minister's delegation to the ILO Conference, during the meeting with the ILO Director General, Nepal received a positive response regarding its request to help Nepal for the creation of jobs.
Ministry Secretary Mahesh Dahal and representative of Nepal's Permanent Mission to UN, Switzerland, Deepak Dhital, were also present on the occasion.
The government in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2075/76 BS (2018/19) unveiled recently announced to implement the "Prime Minister Employment Program" with the objective of creating job opportunities within the country and gradually end the situation for Nepalis to go for abroad jobs. The government has allocated over Rs three billion for this program and aims to provide jobs to 500,000 Nepalis in the next fiscal year.
The Minister addressed the extended session of the ILO conference Monday.
