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Policies, Service Mechanisms and Issues of Nepali Migrant Women Workers
The paper analyses policies and instruments related to migration and their implications on Nepali women migrant workers. It acknowledges that a majority of Nepali women migrants are employed in the informal sector, ...
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Vulnerability to HIV/STIs among Rural Women from Migrant Communities in Nepal: A Health and Human Rights Framework
Human rights norms and standards can be applied to health issues as an analytical tool and as a framework to identify and shape interventions to reduce the impact of ill-health and improve ...
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Transnational Activities for Local Survival: A Community of Nepalese Visa-Overstayers in Japan
Based on the concept of ‘transnationalism from below’, the paper examines transnational activities of a small group of Nepali immigrants who have overstayed their visas in Tokai, central Japan. It reveals how ...
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Migration and Spread of HIV/AIDS: A View from Medical Geography
As an investigation into the geography of disease or geographical pathology, this study examines the prevalence of HIV and patterns of diffusion among various populations. Notwithstanding the positive relationship between migration and ...
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The Problem of Bhutanese Refugees and Comparison with Tibetan Refugees in Nepal
The paper presents a comparative analysis of the issues facing Bhutanese and Tibetan refugees. It provides an overview of the context in which the two refugee groups became displaced and describes their ...
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Seasonal Migration in Western Nepal (Jumla)
The temporary or seasonal migration beyond national boundaries continues to supplement family incomes in the Nepalese hills. In Jumla district, seasonal migration is one of the means for acquiring the daily necessities ...
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Thinking Through Nepal's Bhutan Problem
The paper draws attention to the severity of the issue of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal and describes possible ways that Nepal can adopt to address it. In the backdrop of the poor ...
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Economic Development through Indigenous Means: A Case of Indian Migration in the Nepal Tarai
By employing a historical approach, this paper seeks to examine the past as well as present socio-economic conditions in the Tarai of Nepal, with a special reference to the Indian migration into ...
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Migration and Development: The Nepalese in Northeast
This short article analyses the historical context and process through which Nepalis, mainly from the central hill region, migrated to various frontiers, particularly, the northeast of India since the mid-19th century. The ...
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Nepalis in Tibet
The article begins by providing a historical background as well as experiences of Nepalis living in Tibet through six case studies that were conducted in 1974. It states how up until the ...
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