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Overseas job recruitment agents cannot charge more than Rs 30,000: Govt, ETHRWorld


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<p>These unregistered/illegal agents operate without obtaining a license from the Ministry of External Affairs, which is mandatory for any recruitment for work abroad</p>
These unregistered/illegal agents operate without obtaining a license from the Ministry of External Affairs, which is mandatory for any recruitment for work abroad

There have been cases where individuals have paid up to Rs 2 to 5 lakh to unregistered recruitment agents for overseas job offers. Taking notice of this, the government has clarified the maximum amount that recruitment agents can charge candidates for consultancy for getting them overseas jobs.

“It has been noticed that there has been a huge rise in the number of overseas job seekers being cheated by unregistered recruitment agents by fake job offers and also overcharging to the tune of Rs 2-5 lakhs,” said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a press release dated December 14, 2023.

These unregistered/illegal agents operate without obtaining a license from the Ministry of External Affairs, which is mandatory for any recruitment for work abroad. It is reported that many illegal agents operate through Facebook, Whatsapp, text message and other such mediums.

These agencies provide little or no details of their whereabouts and contacts. They usually communicate only through Whatsapp, making it difficult to ascertain the location and identity of the caller & genuineness of the job offer. Such agents also lure workers to work in difficult and life threatening conditions. Such cases are being reported for recruitment to work in several East European Countries, some…


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