The fifth National Labour and Employment Conference has commenced in Kathmandu to gather policy recommendations for reforming laws and policies related to domestic job creation.

Organised by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, the conference will discuss employment generation through innovative approaches; utilisation of skills, knowledge, and capital gained from foreign employment; promotion of productive and dignified labour; balance between demand and supply of skilled manpower, and the development of ethical foreign employment.

The conference is expected to contribute to the revision of the Foreign Employment Act, the reform of the National Vocational Skills Development Institute, and improvements in the Social Security Fund and Foreign Employment Board.