. Friends advise Libek Mahat, who has come to visit his family on a short vacation, not to come to Qatar immediately. The 27-year-old Mahat of Butwal is not happy to go for foreign employment due to the fear of losing his job with a good income. He is resuming a trip to Qatar that has been cancelled twice. He says, “My friends tell me not to come, I am afraid that I will lose my job.” ”

Within a week of his arrival home, a war broke out between the United States, Israel and Iran. He said that although he was scared at first, he did not want to lose the support of running the family. He earns two lakhs a month by working as a chef in a hotel. The money he sends home. He said that no matter how hard one works while living in the village, he can eat and there is no saving as foreign countries are a strong destination for income sources. “I am going to Qatar on March 25, I don’t know what to do,” he said. ”

Ignoring the impact of the war, the youth are forced to go for employment, while those abroad are waiting to return home. Surbir Lama, who works as a security guard in a company in Qatar, has been making up his mind to return home. His wife Ruma Lama said she was not in a position to return. Ruma, a resident of Kavrepalanchowk, who lives in Kathmandu with her children, said that even if her husband returns, she refuses to return due to the situation at home. He says, “Who will come home and take care of the children and you? He is compelled to stay there. According to Ruma, the education expenses of her two children and the dream of building a house have forced her to work as a labourer in the Gulf despite taking risks.

Bishal Gaire, who has been working in Saudi Arabia for the past 12 years, was happy with the opening of the labour permit that the government had put on hold for the past few days. He said he was worried that he would not be able to go to work if the work permit was stopped. He said, “Fear of life and fear of not being able to feed the family here.” The poor are afraid of anything. ”

On the other hand, those who are abroad want to return to work, saying that they are not safe due to the economic recession in Nepal, while those who are abroad want to return home saying that they are not safe due to the economic recession.

Bimal (name changed), who works as a senior worker at a café in Kubed, wants to return home as soon as he can. Everything seems normal now, but she said she felt at risk when the bomb was dropped at the airport, at the oil mine. “I am ready to quit my job if I can come back,” he says. ”

The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security had suspended the work permit to countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Israel in view of the security of the Middle East (West Asia) war.

The number of workers going back to foreign employment has increased after the stalled labour permit at the Department of Foreign Employment was opened on March 3. Director of Foreign Labour Permit Section under the Department, Khilraj Rai, said that the number of people applying online for re-labour permit is 1,000 to 1,100 on a daily basis.

According to Sujit Shrestha, senior vice-president of the Association of Foreign Employment Entrepreneurs, it is a challenge for the workers affected by the war zone to go to work and stay safe. According to him, the government of Nepal should carefully look at the security center at such a time and fulfill its responsibility by balancing the security of the citizen’s right to work.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has opened the suspended labour permit as per the recommendation of March 17, explaining the reason for the pressure of the workers and as per the demand of the Department of Foreign Employment. Issuing a press release today, the Ministry has decided to provide re-work permit to the Nepali workers working in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Turkey and those who want to return to work in the mentioned countries after coming to Nepal on leave. However, the government has suspended labor permits in Iran, Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Lebanon.

According to Ministry spokesperson Pitambar Ghimire, the work permit has been granted to the Nepali workers who have come home on leave and want to return to work. He said that it was necessary to address the sentiments of Nepalis who want to return home as well as those who want to go abroad for work.

Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lok Bahadur Poudel Chhetri said that the decision has been made to provide re-work permit to the Nepali workers who return home from abroad on leave. Spokesperson Chhetri said that Nepali workers in war-affected areas should come home only if absolutely necessary or where they are. He urged them to stay safe. “The situation is returning to normal and we have urged people to stay safe wherever they are,” he said. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are 17.29 lakh Nepali workers in the Gulf countries.