"Employment Permit System"

#13245503

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245505

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245507

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245509

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245512

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245513

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245514

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13107992

18 December 2025

A protester holds a placard reading ''Abolish Forced Labor! Free Job Change!'' during a labor rights rally organized by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) in Seoul, South Korea, on December 18, 2025. Activists call for the elimination of restrictive labor practices and the guarantee of workers' rights to change workplaces freely, particularly focusing on foreign migrant workers under the Employment Permit System.

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#10874613

25 December 2023

Haitian migrants are gathering outside a crowded shelter in the Tlahuac Forest in Mexico City during Christmas, attempting to mobilize and carry out a procedure at the facilities of the Mexican Commission for Aid to Refugees. They are seeking to extend their stay in Mexico due to the challenges their compatriots face entering the United States. They are also waiting for a permit or ''Visitor Card for Humanitarian Reasons'' that would allow them to access health services and employment opportunities in Mexico, where they can receive care and continue their journey to the border.

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#10874615

25 December 2023

Haitian migrants are gathering outside a crowded shelter in the Tlahuac Forest in Mexico City during Christmas, attempting to mobilize and carry out a procedure at the facilities of the Mexican Commission for Aid to Refugees. They are seeking to extend their stay in Mexico due to the challenges their compatriots face entering the United States. They are also waiting for a permit or ''Visitor Card for Humanitarian Reasons'' that would allow them to access health services and employment opportunities in Mexico, where they can receive care and continue their journey to the border.

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#10874623

25 December 2023

Haitian migrants are camping outside an overcrowded shelter in the Tlahuac Forest in Mexico City during Christmas. They are attempting to mobilize and carry out procedures at the facilities of the Mexican Commission for Aid to Refugees to extend their stay in Mexico. Given the challenges their compatriots face entering the United States, they are also waiting for a ''Visitor Card for Humanitarian Reasons,'' which would allow them access to health services and employment opportunities in Mexico while they prepare to continue their journey to the border.

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#2574231

22 March 2018

Nepalese Youths arrives to make line in the night to pay the amount for the application submission for the Korean Language Test (KLT) under the Korea Employment Permit System (EPS) in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

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#2574233

22 March 2018

Nepalese Youths using mobile phones as lining in the night to pay the amount for the application submission for the Korean Language Test (KLT) under the Korea Employment Permit System (EPS) in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

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#2574236

22 March 2018

Nepalese Youths using mobile phones as lining in the night to pay the amount for the application submission for the Korean Language Test (KLT) under the Korea Employment Permit System (EPS) in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

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#2574237

22 March 2018

Nepalese Youths sleeping in a line in the night to pay the amount for the application submission for the Korean Language Test (KLT) under the Korea Employment Permit System (EPS) in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

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#2574239

22 March 2018

Nepalese Youths using mobile phones as lining in the night to pay the amount for the application submission for the Korean Language Test (KLT) under the Korea Employment Permit System (EPS) in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

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