Tag: #Nepali migrants
Articles tagged with #Nepali migrants

Migrant workers in wartime
Across West Asia, Nepalis carry on with their jobs as missiles explode overhead

Our migrant sons
What elderly parents of Nepal's overseas migrant workers say about the sacrifices their sons have had to make

Compensation for death of Nepali worker in Japan
Tokyo High Court ordered $250,000 in damages to cook who died in police custody 8 years ago

Every day is closer to pay day
On Labour Day, May First, two stories of Nepali women who migrated overseas to support their families

Push factors driving Nepalis out
There are fewer incentives for young Nepalis to stay home

Migrants returning from the Gulf with infertility
Workers back from the Gulf have a disproportionate rate of sterility

Mountain to desert to ocean
Nepali overseas worker rises up the ranks from cleaner to manager on a cruise ship

A mother's sons
Proud Nepali parents for the first time visit sons working in UAE to support the family back home

Baking as a metaphor for life
Finding work overseas has been the icing on the cake for this passionate Nepali baker

Labour rights legacy of the FIFA World Cup
Migrant workers who built Qatar’s World Cup infrastructure deserve, need compensation

Fate joins, then separates, siblings
Ajay Shrestha in his cricket jersey during happier times. All photos: courtesy ANIL SHRESTHAI left for the UAE six years ago. It was a struggle…

Nepal’s water in Qatar
After Nepali migrant workers, it is water sourced from Himalayan springs that have found a market 3,500km away in the desert nation of Qatar.The…

Nepalis abused by Nepalis in Luxembourg
Scars of injuries sustained by Shyam in his scalp when his Nepali employer in a restaurant in Luxembourg allegedly beat him with a tandoor…

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

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…

Nepali workers overseas toil through the pandemic
Photo: Pattabi RamanMany Nepalis abroad who were working in jobs considered ‘unskilled’ are actually doing indispensable work for the countries…

Nepalis quarantined in Qatar
Qatar is one of the most popular overseas destination for Nepali workers, and because of that the Gulf state’s strict measures to stop the…

Back to the future in Nepal
For Nepalis who migrated to New South Wales, it must feel like going from the frying pan into the fire

Dead end of the Korean Dream
Bandana Timalsina reaches out to touch her husband‘s face one last time before his cremation at Pashupati in August. Kedar Timalsina hung…

Malaysia wants ban lifted
The Malaysian Government has requested Nepal to ease the ban on outbound contract workers put in place after news reports of overcharging by…