Nepal, May 2 -- The government has announced the upcoming decade as the 'Decade of Employment' and has made participation in the Social Security Fund mandatory for all sectors. President Ram Chandra Paudel made the announcement while presenting the government's policies and programs at a joint session of Parliament on Friday.

The government policy states, "Contribution-based social security will be made mandatory. A culture of respecting labor will be developed. Interns will be involved in startups with an hourly wage system."

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