Canada offers employment for quake-hit Nepalese youths in agriculture

The Canadian government has expressed its willingness to hire the quake-displaced Nepalese youths for employment opportunities in Canada, the country's labor minister said.

During a meeting with the Nepalese Minister for Labor and Employment Tek Bahadur Gurung in the capital, visiting Canadian Minister for Labor Kellie Leitch expressed commitment of providing employment quotas for Nepalese youths in the agriculture sector.

Her offer comes after the Nepalese Minister Gurung requested his counterpart to support the Nepalese people, who witnessed a massive earthquake on April 25 that killed more than 8600 people with thousands left homeless.