The Committee had decided to send them back from the airport as they were found travelling to Mauritius without visa.“Though they are found to have received labor permits, all 17 did not possess visa for Mauritius" said Joint Secretary at Home Ministry Suresh Adhikari.[break]
The Nepali nationals were preparing to leave for Mauritius on Jet Airways.“They told us that Mauritius provides Nepalis with on arrival visa. But as we found the country did not have such provision for Nepali nationals, we decided to return them from the airport”" Adhikari further said.
As the Committee enquired Department of Foreign Employment about the labor permits, officials there said the labor permits were issued on the basis of correspondences made by companies in Mauritius. The Committee has directed Department of Foreign Employment, Department of Immigration and concerned airlines to probe into the case and recommend actions, according to members of the committee.
On Friday, the Committee had returned four Qatar bound Nepalese nationals as they did not posses proper documentations.
A meeting organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) with representatives of concerned ministries and other stakeholders on Friday had formed Central Coordination Committee with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Narayankaji Shrestha as chairman and Supervision and Actions Recommendations Committee headed by Joint Secretary Shanker Koirala to curb irregularities and malpractices in the foreign employment sector.
The Supervision and Action Recommendation Committee has been given sweeping powers including sudden inspections of concerned offices, making recommendations for transfer and suspend government employees and taking immediate action against manpower agencies involved in unscrupulous practices.
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