Kathmandu — From now on, any notice or advertisement related to foreign employment will be considered invalid unless published online. The Department of Labour and Occupational Safety under the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has enforced this mandatory provision.

According to the new rule, all foreign employment ads must now be uploaded to the ‘Shram Sansar’ portal (www.shramsansar.gov.np) and the ‘Shram Sansar’ mobile application. The department issued a notice on Tuesday announcing the implementation of this requirement.

However, the existing provision requiring such advertisements to be printed in national daily newspapers, as per Section 22(3) of the Foreign Employment Act, 2007, and Rule 7 of the Foreign Employment Regulation, 2007, will remain unchanged. But now, it is compulsory to upload those same ads on digital platforms as well.

The Shram Sansar portal has been integrated with the Nagarik App (Citizen App), allowing users to easily access foreign job ads on their mobile devices. The department clarified that since verification is not possible through the app when ads are only printed in newspapers, online publication has been made mandatory.

The department has instructed all foreign employment agencies to strictly follow this rule by uploading complete information while posting ads. Failure to do so will result in the ad being deemed incomplete, and disciplinary action will be taken as per the law.