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Articles tagged with #labour migrants
Dirty, Dangerous, Difficult ... and Dehydrating
Nepal’s health system is paying to treat workers whose kidneys failed while toiling in hot, rich countries
No work is big or small, work is work
Nepali security guard returns from Gulf to start a thriving business back home
Mirage of migrant rights
Another year, yet another May Day. As Nepal emerges from the ravages of the pandemic and the economic crisis created by Russia’s invasion of…
The Qatar job mirage
I am a Lionel Messi fan. In fact, I might be one of Messi's biggest fans in the world.Someday, after he retires and when I am convinced that a…
Nepalis win two investigative journalism awards
Nepali Times #1076 27 August - 2 September 2021Two Nepali reporters are winners in top investigative journalism awards announced on 2 March, and…
Long wait over, Nepalis return to Korea
Aakash KC finally flew to Korea on 13 December to rejoin his job after being stranded in Nepal for two years. Photo: AAKASH KCWhen Aakash KC…
South Asia’s migrants share problems, share solutions
Regional cooperation needed to support migrants with problems in countries where they work
More remittance, more than remittance
Remittances from Nepali workers abroad have continued to defy expectations. They have risen to Rs729.02 billion, a 16.5% increase from the same…
More remittance, more than remittance
Remittances from Nepali workers abroad have continued to defy expectations. They have risen to Rs729.02 billion, a 16.5% increase from the same…
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday
It may sound incongruous writing about labour and employment when Covid-19 is surging across the country.But since Saturday is May Day, let us…
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday
It may sound incongruous writing about labour and employment when Covid-19 is surging across the country.But since Saturday is May Day, let us…
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.…
Saudi labour reforms to benefit Nepalis
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development holds LRI workshops with embassies including Nepal’s. Source:…
Landlocked Nepalis sail the seven seas
Thousands of Nepalis like Dipendra Thapa make their livelihood at sea because of better pay, room for recreation, and the opportunity to travel…
The Year of Migrant Workers
2020 turned the world upside down, and in Nepal, one of the most dramatic impacts was on the country’s economic mainstay – overseas contract…
The Year of Migrant Workers
2020 turned the world upside down, and in Nepal, one of the most dramatic impacts was on the country’s economic mainstay – overseas contract…
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…
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…
Nepalis caught up in Beirut blast recount horror
Photo: @RalphUNICEFSome of the estimated 2,200 Nepalis in Lebanon, most of them female domestic workers in Beirut, have been injured in 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.…
Brokers going for broke
Nepal government and fairer recruiters need to join forces for post-pandemic foreign employment revamp
Workers return to jobless Nepal
Suraj Pariyar returned to his home in Baglung after the hotel where he worked in New Delhi closed down because of the lockdown in India. Photos:…