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  • Govt. promises elude ex-Kamlaris

    Year of Publication: 5 January 2014 | The Kathmandu Post

    Published by: CESLAM

    Seven months after the signing of the 10-point agreement between the government and former Kamlaris, the government struggles to deliver on its promise. 

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  • 3 Kamlaris freed, 73 remain

    Year of Publication: 4 January 2014 | The Kathmandu Post 

    Published by: CESLAM

    Following the local administration’s warning of stringent action, three Kamlaris (indentured girl child labourers) have been freed in the district.

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  • जोखिममा परेका २६ महिलाको उद्धार

    Year of Publication: 3 January 2013 | Kantipur 

    Published by: CESLAM

    माइती नेपाल वीरगन्ज शाखाले १ वर्षमा भारतका विभिन्न स्थानमा जोखिमपूर्ण जीवन व्यतीत गरिरहेका २६ चेलीलाई उद्धार गरी स्वदेश फर्काएको छ ।

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  • 79 trafficked persons rescued

    Year of Publication: 2 January 2014 | The Himalayan Times.

    Published by: CESLAM

    At least 79 persons were rescued from different parts of India in the past 11 years after Maiti Nepal was established in Kanchanpur. 

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  • Rs 8000 pay enough to keep women migrant workers at home: UN study

    Year of Publication: 2 January 2014 | Republica 

    Published by: CESLAM

    A study done by UN Women states that majority of women who have been to the Gulf nations on foreign employment would prefer to stay back in the country if they could ...

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  • Kamlaris are still exploited: Activists

    Year of Publication: 2 January 2014 | The Kathmandu Post 

    Published by: CESLAM

    Freed Kamlaris in the western Tarai are being exploited and deprived of minimum wage even after the government abolished the Kamlari system in the country, a recent survey conducted by the Freed ...

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  • जोखिममा श्रमिक

    Year of Publication: 27 December 2013 | Kantipur

    Published by: CESLAM

    वैदेशिक रोजगारीमा गएकाहरू विदेशी भूमिमा पीडित भएका अनिगिन्ती कथा बाहिर नआएका होइनन् । हाम्रा नेपाली दाजुभाइ दिदीबहिनी परदेशमा प्रताडित भएका दुःखद खबर बेला बेलामा आई नै रहेका छन् । तर अहिले राष्ट्रिय ...

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  • भारतबाट २ महिलाको उद्धार

    Year of Publication: 23 December 2013 | Kantipur

    Published by: CESLAM

    रोजगारीको प्रलोभनमा भारतमा बेचिएका २ महिलाको उद्धार गरिएको छ । उनीहरूलाई भारतको पन्जावबाट उद्धार गरी कृष्णनगर ल्याइएको हो । जिल्लाको पत्थरदेइया ८ का २ विवाहित महिला रूपा र सीता (नाम परिवर्तन) लाई ...

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  • Six Nepalis detained in Mexico

    Year of Publication: 23 December 2013| The Kathmandu Post

    Published by: CESLAM

    The Mexican authorities have detained six Nepalis along with other nationals during their crackdown on local human trafficking racket, news agencies reported on Sunday.

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  • Nepalese worker in Qatar: 'I didn't get a single rupee in six months'

    Year of Publication: 19 December 2013 | theguardian.com   

    Published by: CESLAM

    Ram Kumar Mahara says he was not paid for 12-hour shifts on sites building the infrastructure for 2022 World Cup.

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  • Nepali migrants left helpless in Qatar

    Year of Publication: 26 November 2013 | The Kathmandu Post

    Published by: CESLAM

    Twelve Nepali migrant workers are languishing in Qatar without food and adequate bedding for the past one month. They had arrived in Qatar for employment through Kathmandu-based foreign employment agencies—Shift Gorkha International ...

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  • Nepalis treated like cattle

    Year of Publication: 20 November 2013 | The Kathmandu Post

    Published by: CESLAM

    Nepali migrants working in Qatar’s multi-million dollar construction sector are being treated like ‘cattle’, a report released by Amnesty International (AI) on Monday said.

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  • Qatar vows to protect World Cup workers

    Year of Publication: 20 November 2013 | The Kathmandu Post

    Published by: CESLAM

    Qatar pledged Monday to ensure respect for labourers' rights after Amnesty International urged the energy-rich Gulf state to end the "alarming" abuse of migrants working on football World Cup infrastructure.

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  • Ex-Kamaiyas want dev

    Year of Publication: 14 November 2013 | The Kathmandu Post

    Published by: CESLAM

    At a time when the election fever has gripped the district, freed Kamaiyas (bonded labourers) of Gularia Municipality say they will cast their votes for candidates who are concerned about the issues ...

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  • U.N. expert on labour abuse urges Qatar to end sponsorship system

    Year of Publication: 11 November 2013 | Republica 

    Published by: CESLAM

    A U.N. official called on Qatar on Sunday to abolish a sponsorship system for migrant workers he said was a source of labour abuse, raising pressure on the 2022 World Cup host ...

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  • 10 rescued child laborers reunited with their parents

    Year of Publication: 7 November 2013 | Republica

    Published by: CESLAM

    The Sindulpalchowk District Child Welfare Committee (DCWC) and a few social organizations have rescued ten children working as laborers at the district headquarters, Chautara, and handed them over to their parents on ...

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  • Slavery and globalization

    Year of Publication: 31 October 2013 | The Kathmandu Post

    Published by: CESLAM

    ON Oct 17, 2013, the Australian organisation Walk Free issued its first annual Global Slavery Index report. The index ranked 162 countries on how prevalent slavery was in a particular country.

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