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यो मन त हाम्रो नेपाली हो !
भलै सरकारी तथ्यांकमा नेपालमा थोरै मात्र कोरोना संक्रमित भेटिएका हुन्, रोजगारी र उच्च अध्ययनका खातिर दूरदेशसम्म पुगेका नेपालीमा महामारीको जोखिमका कारण यतिबेला मातृभूमि ठूलो चिन्तामा छ ।
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Nepali labor migrants, Covid-19, and the state
The top five destination countries for Nepalis have already gone to complete coronavirus lockdown, drastically disrupting the lives of their many foreign workers.
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Covid-19 pandemic likely to devastate country’s labour sector as ILO projects 25 million job losses globally
While labour migration has come to a complete halt, more job cuts are expected in the domestic labour market as well, labour experts say.
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Nepal’s remittance-dependent economy braces for upheaval amid Covid-19 pandemic
Money sent by workers abroad has not declined yet, but the future looks uncertain as countries that host Nepali labourers impose travel bans.
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Financially free abroad, socially constrained at home
Women migrants acquire expertise and financial independence abroad but on return, they find themselves trapped in a social order that does not value their talent.
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कुवेतको निर्माणस्थलमा हालै भएको नेपाली कामदारको मृत्युले उब्जाएका प्रश्न
कुवेतको एउटा आवास निर्माण कम्पनीमा बालुवा र ढुङ्गाको ढिस्कोले पुरिएर छजना नेपाली कामदारले ज्यान गुमाएपछि त्यसले श्रमिक सुरक्षाको सवालमा गम्भीर प्रश्नहरू खडा गरेको जानकारहरूले बताएका छन्।
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Nepal may lose Malaysian security jobs as Malaysia mulls hiring workers from Pakistan
The Southeast Asian country, one of the most favoured work destinations among Nepalis, is in negotiations to hire nearly 150,000 Pakistani security guards.
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Easy loans in Province 2 for labour migrants could encourage youths to leave country, experts say
Province 2’s decision to provide subsidised loans for outbound workers has drawn mixed reactions from labour migration experts.
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Nepal starts maintaining data on returning migrant workers
The gathering of data on Nepali citizens, who have been to foreign countries and returned home after completing their term, has finally become possible after installation of ‘Nepali Port’—a software at the Immigration Office of the Tribhuvan International Airport.
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Bangladeshis are being trafficked into Nepal, but most cases go unreported
The Embassy of Bangladesh in Kathmandu receives two to three cases of labour trafficking every month.
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Concerns over high cost of hiring Nepalis could hamper labour migration to Malaysia
With employers exploring more source countries, there could be a drop in migration of Nepali workers to the Southeast Asian nation.
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सन्दर्भ आप्रवासी कामदार दिवस : अधिकारसँगै कामदारको स्वास्थ्य तथा व्यवसायजन्य सुरक्षा निकै महत्वपूर्ण
पछिल्लो एक दशकको अवधिमा वैदेशिक रोजगारीमा रहेकामध्ये झण्डै साढे सात हजारभन्दा बढी आप्रवासी नेपाली कामदारले ज्यान गुमाएका छन् । वैदेशिक रोजगार बोर्डले सार्वजनिक गरेको एक तथ्याङ्कअनुसार आर्थिक वर्ष २०६५/६६ देखि २०७५/७६ सम्म आइपुग्दा सात हजार ४ सय ५५ नेपाली कामदारले विभिन्न कारणबाट ज्यान गुमाएका छन् । यस अवधिमा १ सय ७१ महिला र सात हजार २ सय ८४ पुरुषले ज्यान गुमाएका छन् ।
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He was one of the few ministers who delivered. Then the prime minister sacked him.
Gokarna Bista won plaudits for pushing reforms and taking on the foreign employment cartels, but fell prey to entrenched interests and political horsetrading.
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Nepali workers aren’t much hopeful about Qatar labour reforms
Qatar says it would be ending the exploitative Kafala system and set a minimum wage for foreign workers to protect their rights.
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Government formally resumes labour migration to Malaysia after nearly 16 months
On May 17, 2018, the government decided to scrap all the fees levied on Nepali migrant workers under various headings as part of the Malaysian government’s one-sided policy.
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Hike in guarantee amount for recruiting agencies unlikely to eliminate malpractices, experts say
The state had hoped that by increasing the guarantee amount it would bring down the number of agencies, hence lowering incidences of workers being cheated.
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As opportunities for Nepali workers dry up in popular labour destinations, migration numbers dwindle
According to government statistics, for the past two consecutive years, less and less Nepali workers are applying for jobs in Gulf countries and Malaysia.
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