NRNA submits 13-point memo to govt over stranded migrant workers

Kathmandu - Krishna Prasad Sharma The Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) has submitted a 13-point memorandum to the government drawing its attention to the plight of Nepali migrant workers stranded in various countries due to the lockdown. NRNA president Kumar Panta and Dr Badri KC, through a call attention letter to the government on Monday, urged the government to immediately rescue the stranded migrant workers. KC is the NRNA vice-president and chief of NRNA Welfare Department.

The call attention letter is addressed to Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel, who is also the coordinator of the High-level Coordination Committee for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19, the Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Rameshwor Yadav and Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali.