KATHMANDU, July 28 -- Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nepal, Park Chong-suk, on Wednesday said that the Korean government will resume the process of taking Nepali workers who have passed the Korean language test and are looking to migrate to South Korea for jobs.

In a meeting with Finance Minister Janardan Sharma, the Korean envoy assured to consider the migrant workers eligible under the Employment Permit System (EPS) who have been waiting for their turns to go to South Korea. Citing the spread of the coronavirus, the South Korean government since February 2020 has stopped accepting Nepali workers for employment.

Due to this reason, more than 6,700 individuals who have cleared the Test of Proficiency in Korean, a mandatory Korea...