Manpower agencies granted access to South Korean labor market, raising questions over motive

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: In a move that has raised eyebrows, the Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security (MoLESS) has approved a controversial directive allowing private manpower agencies to send Nepali workers to South Korea—sparking fears that the well-established, low-cost government-to-government (G2G) Employment Permit System (EPS) could be undermined in favor of vested interests.