Nepal, April 12 -- The kind of Nepali migrant workers who die due to Covid-19 while working abroad will also receive compensation from the government, officials said.

Existing government policy says that if a worker with valid permit dies abroad due to any reason his/her family is eligible for compensation; the provision applies to those who die of Covid-19 as well.

"If a worker having a valid labour permit dies of any reason while working abroad, their family receives financial assistance from the government," said Rajan Prasad Shrestha. executive director at the Foreign Employment Board, the government body responsible for migrant workers' welfare. "Therefore, if any Nepali worker dies of Covid-19, then the affected family will automa...