Tag: #Gulf
Articles tagged with #Gulf
No work is big or small, work is work
Nepali security guard returns from Gulf to start a thriving business back home
Gulf workers need protection from heat
Migrant workers in the desert need safety measures against heat stress this summer
Diaspora Diaries 1
Photo: PATTABI RAMANIn this new fortnightly column, Diaspora Diaries, Nepali Times provides a platform for Nepalis to share their experiences of…
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
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.
Nepali women protest proposed travel restrictions
All photos: MONIKA DEUPALAProtests against the government proposal saying women under 40 would require consent from a guardian and local…
History of female (im)mobility in Nepal
A proposal by Nepal’s Immigration Department requiring consent from a guardian and local government for women under the age of 40 travelling to…
A few good agents
Recognising good examples among migrant worker recruiters is as important as holding the bad ones accountable
Nepali workers stuck in no-man's land
More than 43,000 overseas migrant workers have returned to Nepal during the Coronavirus pandemic out of 125,000 who registered to be ‘rescued,’…
Nepali workers rejoin jobs overseas
After being stranded in Kathmandu for six months, 147 Nepali workers who had been on home leave before the lockdown finally fly out to rejoin…
Defying predictions, Nepal’s remittances still high
Photo: Pattabi RamanDespite dire predictions about a drastic drop in remittances that Nepal gets from its workers abroad due to the Covid-19…
Chaos as Nepal bans repatriation flights
Nepali workers in Dubai after learning of the last minute cancellation of their flight to Kathmandu early Tuesday morning. Photo: NRNA…
From letters to landlines, phones to Facebook
When Kalim Miya in the UAE and Bhumika in Kuwait found themselves stranded abroad after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, they took to social…
High-risk remittance
Photo: UPASANA KHADKAThe Nepal government knows how much this country is dependent on remittances from Nepalis working abroad. It pays the…
Nepali overseas workers who remain behind
Current and aspiring EPS workers demonstrate at Mandala last week to pressure the Nepal government to facilitate their travel to South Korea.…
Stranded Nepalis start to fly home
Government releases timetable of evacuation flights for Nepalis stranded in 34 countries
Preparing for Nepal’s returnees
Nepal's ambassadors in West Asian countries, Malaysia and Pakistan in a video conference on Thursday to discuss the impact of the coronavirus…
Lift the ban on domestic workers
Nepali domestic worker in balcony of a Beirut house. Photo: UPASANA KHADKAShama had a job waiting for her as a domestic worker in Kuwait. But…
Zero-sum game in zero-cost migration
Migrants get mixed messages in Nepal’s promise of zero-cost recruitment
Why has zero-cost migration not happened?
Recruiters are still taking advantage of the desperation of workers for a better shot at life
US-Iran war could wreck Nepal economy
US airstrike early Friday morning killed Inranian Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani when the missile hit the vehicle outside Bagdad airport. Photo: IRAQI…
Back to Nepal for good?
On 31 December Malaysia's amnesty program for migrant workers called ‘Back for Good’ (B4G) came to an end. By paying RM700 ($170) and tickets…
For Nepal’s migrant workers, good news in small bites
On International Migrants Day, time to reflect on the gains and challenges ahead
BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
Photo: MINISTRY OF LABOUR EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITYPolitics is dirty. The manpower business is dirtier. Mixing the two can mean the…