Upasana Khadka
Articles by Upasana Khadka
Women, migration, election, and war
Many Nepalis leave because overseas jobs are more important than the ballot, others return because votes are more important than their jobs
Our great stories
On International Migrants Day, a look back at some of the 75 Diaspora Diaries
Living and leaving
Nepali migrant workers want to live and just get by not only in Nepal but overseas as well
Who gets to recruit for Malaysia?
Malaysia’s 10-point recruiter selection criteria risks punishing the good migration actors
Helping migrant returnees to pivot
Training and mentorship can tangibly help Nepalis in their journeys back home
Real migration stories on TikTok
How to leverage the platform to promote better overseas jobs, and shape positive narratives
Nepal’s unchanging domestic worker saga
On 30th July, World Day against Trafficking in Persons, Nepali Times’ coverage of migration in the last 25 years
Valuing moral migration
Overseas migrant recruiter from Nepal makes international waves with certification
Revisiting visit visas
The airport immigration scandal proves that the ban on overseas household workers is about profit, not protection
Social remittance
Incoming Nepali migrant workers merit as much attention as outgoing ones
Free-visa-free-ticket policy in limbo
Fix it if it is not working.
Low-hanging fruit in UK farms
Nepalis miss out on seasonal berry-picking work in Britain due to news reports of high recruitment fees
Migration is development
A migrant worker from Nepal’s Musahar community proves that good migration can be an equaliser of opportunities
Not just financial, but social remittances
Nepal’s migrant workers need better guidance to make the most of their time overseas for career growth
Fee-free migration is possible
Responsible recruitment can protect Nepalis headed for overseas jobs. Here is how.
Nepalis queueing up all night for proof of jab
Vaccine certificates are just another in a long checklist of permits and authorisations for Nepali workers headed overseas
Nepal town to ban mothers migrating
Nepal has experimented with different kinds of restrictions on the mobility of its women migrant workers: age bans, blanket bans, country…
Job-seekers now also jab-seekers
Migrant workers, including Nepalis, in Kuwait after being vaccinated. A Nepali worker gets his jab (right). Source: Ram Bahadur BasnetIn…
South Asia’s migrants share problems, share solutions
Regional cooperation needed to support migrants with problems in countries where they work
Nepali migrants again caught up in 2nd wave
The numbers needing urgent help are not as high as last year
Mindful of migrants' mental health
Suresh Teli and his father Purna Teli at the Tribhuvan International Airport. Photo: UPASANA KHADKAOn January 20, Prabhu Nath Teli in Kapilvastu…
Why are labour officials transferred frequently?
Former DoFe officials says reform is not easy in a sector where malpractice is rife
Delayed dreams for Korea-bound Nepalis
One of many rallies organised by the EPS Struggle Committee in which Nepali migrant workers prevented from going to Korea have taken part.…
Two decades of debate on female migration
A look back at how we have come back full circle in 20 years about the ban on migration. Or maybe we never left.