Home / News
-
Global economic crisis hits remittance inflow
Though, the number of Nepali migrant Nepali workers going for blue-collar jobs abraod has not decreased, the remittance inflow has slowed down.Published on: 16 June 2010 | The Himalayan Times
-
Nepali maids at risk in S Arabia
The Human Rights Watch has urged Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to jointly investigate the abuse and apparent trafficking of Nepali domestic workers who agree to work in Kuwait but are instead trafficked into Saudi Arabia against their will and abandoned there.Published on: 9 June 2010 | Republica
-
94 Nepalis working as ‘Bonded Labourers’ for Libyan Construction Company
Ninety-four Nepali construction workers in Libya have appealed to the Nepali government to rescue them immediately,Published on: 12 May 2010 | Republica
-
116 Nepalis in Libya, Sudan await rescue
Ninety-four Nepali laborers working for a company in the north African country of Libya have appealed to the Nepal government for immediate rescue, saying they are being forced to work in miserable conditions.Published on: 12 May 2010 | Republica
-
Nepali migrants among 140 arrested in Malaysia
Some 140 migrant workers including Nepalis have been arrested in the past few weeks in Malaysia. However, it has yet to be confirmed how many of those arrested were Nepali.Published on: 11 April 2010 | The Kathmandu Post
-
Envoy for documentation of Nepali migrant workers
Nepali envoy to Saudi Arabia Hamid Ansari who is presently in Kathmandu, said it was difficult to tackle problems faced by Nepali workers due to the lack of legal documents with individual coming there for work.Published on: 1 April 2010 | The Kathmandu Post
-
A casket of dreams
Scenes such as these are played out daily at the international airport. On an average, each day, two dead Nepalis return in coffins from the much-vaunted destinations for economic migrations. In 2009 alone, at least 600 Nepalis died in the Gulf countries, and in Malaysia.Published on: 19 February 2010 | The Kathmandu Post
-
Nepal seeks lifting of Israeli ban on migrant labour
Ministry of Foreign Affairs [MoFA] has begun diplomatic efforts to persuade Israel let Nepali workers work in Israel, a lucrative foreign employment destination [for] Nepali youths and women.Published on: 8 January 2010 | The Himalayan Times
-
Cheap labour
It will not be out of context to say that the only resource that is abundantly available in Nepal is the human resource, or the country's labour force.Published on: 6 January 2010 | The Kathmandu Post
-
Heroes of the economy
"Upon reaching the employment destination, the workers may face a series of troubles right from the clash of expectations versus the reality."Published on: 26 December 2009 | The Kathmandu Post
-
Whither Nepal's remittance economy
Globally, there still remains a severe business cycle contraction through reduced economic activities since recession exceeded almost twenty-four months deviating from the normal understanding that the reduction in a country’s GDP is at least for two quarters.Published on: 19 December 2009 | Republica
-
Govt bans women workers in Lebanon
The government has stopped granting prior-approval to Nepali women for jobs in Lebanon, responding to growing insecurity for Nepali women there.Published on: 26 November 2009 | Republica
-
Unsung heroes
According to the latest statistics, more than 2.5 million Nepalis are currently working abroad. Neighbouring India is the largest employing country where there are more than one million Nepali migrant workers.Published on: 9 November 2009 | The Kathmandu Post
-
Gulf fatal for Nepali workers
Nepal receives three dead bodies of migrant workers daily from overseas, said a government official today. Over 90 per cent of Nepali workers’ deaths happen in Gulf countries — Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.Published on: 23 September 2009 | The Himalayan Times
-
Destination Israel
In recent times, Israel has become one of the most lucrative destinations for Nepali migrant workers. Attractive remuneration and facilities, better working conditions and comparative safety have contributed to the recent surge in Nepali migrant workers bound for Israel, especially, women migrant workers (WMWs).Published on: 5 September 2009 | Republica
-
The Foreign Lure: Nepali Migrants in 2008
The following piece of mine appeared in the Kathmandu Post's 16th Anniversary supplement in mid-Feb: The past year saw an unprecedented number of Nepalis migrate to work in destinations such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and the UAE, drawn by the promise better opportunities and higher salaries than Nepal’s sluggish economy can offer.Published on: 24 February 2009 | The Kathmandu Post
-
Fleeing for dear life: New report looks at the push factors of migration to India
When Lil Bahadur Chhetri wrote the classic Nepali novel, Basain, in 1958 Nepal's population was only 8.5 million, and there was an exodus of Nepalis going to India in search of work.Published on: 16-22 Jan 2009 | Nepali Times
GET IN TOUCH