AUG 18 -KATHMANDU,
The government is preparing to request Malaysia to repatriate thousands of Nepali migrant workers who have been stranded in the Islamic kingdom.
The move could benefit at least 40,000 Nepali workers staying illegally in the country, many of whom have been languishing in detention centres for months.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment said the issue of illegal Nepali migrants will top the agenda during the upcoming visit of Malaysian Human Resource Minister Richard Riot Anak Jaem, who is scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu on August 20 on a two-day official visit.
The Labour Ministry estimates that some 6,000 illegal Nepalis, who have received mass amnesty from the Malaysian government, are still in Malaysian detention centres.
“We want Malaysia to repatriate these illegal workers without penalty,” said ministry spokesman Buddhi Bahadur Khadka. The government will also raise concerns about Nepali workers imprisoned in Malaysian jails on criminal offences.
Malaysia launched a crackdown on illegal migrant workers in January after a special amnesty offer came to an end followed by a three-month grace period for undocumented workers to leave the country or legalise their status.
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