Representatives of employment agencies stage a sit-in outside Malaysian embassy.
PETALING JAYA: Nepali employment agents yesterday staged a demonstration outside the Malaysian embassy in Pulchowk to protest against a visa fee hike for Malaysia-bound workers.
According to Nepal-based English daily The Himalayan Times, the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) had a sit-in over the embassy’s decision to outsource visa processing, which is expected to raise the fee by more than RM100.
Representatives from over 80 agencies took part in the protest, displaying banners and placards denouncing the Malaysian government’s decision.
“We had to resort to this as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs turned deaf ears towards our request of mediating talks with the Malaysian government,” said NAFEA president Bal Bahadur Tamang.
Tamang added that the matter would be taken to the International Labour Organisation if it was not addressed soon by the Nepali and Malaysian governments.
The Malaysian embassy had indicated it would soon outsource visa processing to a company called FOSA, and the fee is expected to go up by at least RM106. This came after a hike from RM23 to RM130 on Nov 1, after the work had been outsourced to a company called Malaysia VLN Nepal.
“If the visa processing work is outsourced to FOSA, Nepali workers seeking jobs in Malaysia will end up paying RM236 for visa fee,” Tamang said.
The protestors were also unhappy that the Malaysian embassy had made it mandatory for all medical centres conducting health checks on Malaysia-bound workers to install a software developed by Malaysian IT firm Bestinet.
Once medical centres start using the software, the medical check-up cost for each worker will go up by RM50 to RM140.
With all these hikes, a Nepali seeking work in Malaysia will soon end up
PETALING JAYA: Nepali employment agents yesterday staged a demonstration outside the Malaysian embassy in Pulchowk to protest against a visa fee hike for Malaysia-bound workers.According to Nepal-based English daily The Himalayan Times, the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) had a sit-in over the embassy’s decision to outsource visa processing, which is expected to raise the fee by more than RM100.
Representatives from over 80 agencies took part in the protest, displaying banners and placards denouncing the Malaysian government’s decision.
“We had to resort to this as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs turned deaf ears towards our request of mediating talks with the Malaysian government,” said NAFEA president Bal Bahadur Tamang.
Tamang added that the matter would be taken to the International Labour Organisation if it was not addressed soon by the Nepali and Malaysian governments.
The Malaysian embassy had indicated it would soon outsource visa processing to a company called FOSA, and the fee is expected to go up by at least RM106. This came after a hike from RM23 to RM130 on Nov 1, after the work had been outsourced to a company called Malaysia VLN Nepal.
“If the visa processing work is outsourced to FOSA, Nepali workers seeking jobs in Malaysia will end up paying RM236 for visa fee,” Tamang said.
The protestors were also unhappy that the Malaysian embassy had made it mandatory for all medical centres conducting health checks on Malaysia-bound workers to install a software developed by Malaysian IT firm Bestinet.
Once medical centres start using the software, the medical check-up cost for each worker will go up by RM50 to RM140.
With all these hikes, a Nepali seeking work in Malaysia will soon end up
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