Decline in Nepali workers here due to weaker Ringgit


KATHMANDU: There has been a decline of Nepali workers arriving in Malaysia due to the weakening Ringgit.

As the number of Nepali migrant workers coming to Malaysia has been decreasing despite rising demand over the last one and half years, there is a fear that employers here could start looking for alternatives to Nepalis.

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