{
  "id": 9586054,
  "title": "Malaysia, Nepal perkukuh mekanisme ambil pekerja, bendung eksploitasi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/malaysia-nepal-perkukuh-mekanisme-ambil-pekerja-bendung-eksploitasi-9586054",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:58:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/24/malaysia-nepal-perkukuh-mekanisme-ambil-pekerja-bendung-eksploitasi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia and Nepal agree to strengthen their mechanisms for recruiting workers to prevent exploitation, says Human Resources Minister R Ramanan. Speaking to reporters, the minister noted the commitment was formulated during a telephone conversation with Nepal’s Minister of Youth, Sports and Labor Ramjee Yadav, which touched upon bilateral labor and employment relations.\n\nRamanan emphasized that both countries recognize the importance of establishing a more regular and transparent mechanism for labor recruitment, addressing issues that could burden workers with excessive costs or expose them to exploitation. “Malaysia remains committed to ensuring the management of foreign workers is conducted based on principles of integrity, reliability, accountability, and worker protection, irrespective of the industry’s or labor market’s real needs,” he told reporters via a Facebook post.\n\nThe two nations, which have diplomatic relations since 1960, agreed to continue communication and bilateral discussions through appropriate channels to bolster cooperation in labor and employment sectors for the benefit of both countries and workers. Ramanan also expressed condolences and sympathy to the Government of Nepal and its people following the devastating floods last month that resulted in numerous deaths and destruction.\n\nSimilarly, the Madani government pledged serious attention to the fate of the 55 Malaysian nationals still unaccounted for after the disaster. According to international media reports, the death toll from the August 26 flood disaster in the Nepal-China border area rose to over 1,450, with more than 6,000 others still missing in both nations.",
  "summary": "Menteri Sumber Manusia R Ramanan berkata, kedua-dua pihak sedari kepentingan wujud mekanisme ambil pekerja dengan lebih teratur dan telus.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysia, Nepal to streamline labour recruitment, curb abuses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/malaysia-nepal-to-streamline-labour-recruitment-curb-abuses",
        "published": "2026-09-24T15:47:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}