How it began
Glocal Workforce Nepal was founded in 2000 in Battishputali-9, Kathmandu, by a team of professionals who had spent the previous decade working inside the Gulf recruitment industry and watching it fail Nepali workers in predictable, preventable ways: inflated fees, bait-and-switch contracts, document confiscation, and zero welfare support once workers were overseas.
The founding vision was simple but demanding: prove that an ethical recruitment agency could also be a commercially successful one. That a Nepali manpower agency could maintain DOFE compliance, charge workers only within government-mandated limits, hold employers accountable to their contracts, and still build a sustainable business that grew year on year.
Twenty-five years later, the answer is clear: it can. GWN has placed over 70,000 workers across 28 countries, operates active partnerships with over 270 direct employers, holds DOFE Licence 1722/081/082, and has never received a compliance violation from the Department of Foreign Employment.
Our growth philosophy
GWN grew by earning employer trust slowly and worker trust absolutely. Our early Gulf clients returned to us year after year because our workers arrived documented, medically cleared, skills-verified and briefed on site expectations. Word-of-mouth from satisfied workers brought us the next generation of candidates. This organic, reputation-driven growth model meant we never needed to over-promise or cut corners.
When we expanded to Europe in 2018, we applied the same principles. Before placing a single worker in Poland or Croatia, we visited those employers, reviewed accommodation, verified wage-payment systems and confirmed that contracts were in a language workers could understand. This due diligence is slower than simply processing demand letters, but it is why our European placements have extraordinarily low grievance rates.
Mission
To be the most trusted bridge between Nepali workers and global employers — opening pathways to dignified, well-paid work abroad while continuously raising the bar for ethical recruitment in Nepal.
Vision
A future where every Nepali worker abroad earns fairly, returns safely, and re-enters the home economy with skills and savings — and where Nepal is recognised globally as a source of skilled, reliable, well-protected labour.