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March 29, Kathmandu: The Foreign Employment Welfare Information Management System has come into effect from Monday.

Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha launched the system that provides welfare services ensured by the State to the outbound Nepali migrant workers.

Minister Shrestha said now Nepali migrant workers having labour permit could claim compensation for death, injury, serious ailment among others within one year of the expiry of the contract period and within one year of the incident.

The service seekers could access the website of the Foreign Employment Board (www.feb.gov.np) to avail the services designed for the welfare of the outbound and returning Nepali migrant workers.