Dhakal, 26, was in queue to submit his application Thursday as well, but he could not submit the application because of long queue.
Dhakal, if he passes the language test, will be eligible to work in South Korea. But passing the test alone does not ensure that he can go to Korea. He had passed the test last year too.
“There are no employment opportunities for young people like us in Nepal,” says Dhakal. “That is why I want to go to Korea."
“Most of us do not want to leave our country, but the situation is so worse that we have no choice,” says Dhakal. “I want to do something in my own country, but I cannot.” [break]
Dhakal, who hails from Tanahu, had passed the test scoring 98 percent and was listed in the roster for employment in Korea a year ago. But he was not called by any company in Korea and so he came to submit application all over again.
Like Dhakal, Astha Magar submitted application form at Sano Gaucharan on Friday. Realizing that her current job as a salesgirl at a gift shop has no future prospect, she now wants to go to Korea in the hopes of a better life and good salary.
“I get not more than seven thousand, which is not enough even to pay the rent,” says Magar.
Although Magar is aware of suicide cases and misbehaviors faced by immigrants through media, she wants to take risk. “Though most foreign countries are considered unsafe for women, I have heard the condition a bit good in Korea," Magar said.
Like Dhakal and Magar, thousands of people have submitted application forms at the Korean Employment Permit System (EPS) in Nepal. Korea has become one of the attractive countries among the youths because of the affordable cost and the salary, which is said to be around Rs 100,000.
According to the spokesperson of Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment (MoLFE), Buddhi Bahadur Khadka, 35,690 forms have been submitted as of Thursday. Only 8,200 candidates will be selected from them. After the form submission, the candidates have to pass the Korean language test than they have to pass the physical test as well. And after that they will be enlisted in the roster, which means their names would be sent to probable employers in Korea.
“Many people have misconception that if they pass all the tests, they can go to Korea, which is not true,” says Khadka. “The tests do not guarantee job in South Korea. They will be declared as eligible candidates for taking up jobs in Korea but they can go to Korea only after they are chosen by employers in that country based on their performance and test results.”
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