Kathmandu, June 25 -- The Foreign Employment Board has decided to distribute compensation to the families of 104 migrant workers who died in Nepal while on leave or during treatment when their work permits were still valid.
Dil Bandhu Subedi, the board's spokesperson, told the Post that the decision was made after many families of the deceased migrant workers complained of not receiving any indemnity following the death of their loved ones while they were still employed with their companies abroad.
"After investigating into the complaints, the board has decided to give compensation to those families who meet the criteria and produce the required documents," Subedi said.
The board secretariat has allocated Rs66.6 million for its compensat...