Tag: #outmigration
Articles tagged with #outmigration
The road out of Nepal
Extended road network has improved access, but also become a conduit for outmigration
When yaks go, so does culture
Yak herds decline due to lifestyle changes, the climate crisis and outmigration
The kingdom within a republic
Mustang’s king grapples with the impact of climate breakdown and other challenges
People and mountains are thirsty in eastern Nepal
Governments invest in pumping water up from rivers to convince farmers not to migrate out
Climate crisis ruins Himalayan pastoralists
Nepal’s shepherds leave their ancestral occupation due to climate change and outmigration
Paddy production falls in west Nepal
Harvest decline will worsen food insecurity, especially in far west Nepal
A Nepali’s lucky escape from Hamas
Student describes the three-day ordeal in a bunker near the Gaza border, and eventual rescue
Rohit, Amit and Dhana
Rohit is from Bihar and drives an auto rickshaw in Mumbai. Life has been a struggle ever since he lost his parents in a car crash. Like many…
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…
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
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.…
Nepal-Japan jobs deal still stuck
Prakash Parajuli at the Tribhuvan International Airport, before boarding his flight to Japan. PHOTO: PRAKASH PARAJULIOn 21 December 2020,…
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…
Brokers going for broke
Nepal government and fairer recruiters need to join forces for post-pandemic foreign employment revamp
Zero-sum game in zero-cost migration
Migrants get mixed messages in Nepal’s promise of zero-cost recruitment
Counting what counts in Nepal
The state of the toilet at Kathmandu airport is a better indicator of progress than the Human Development Index
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
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…
11-day trek is now a day’s drive in Nepal
From Korala Pass on the Nepal-China border facing south. Annapurna and Nilgiri in the distance.As the road meanders uphill towards my village of…
Nepal in the 2020s
Photo : SONIA AWALENepal is stepping up preparations for its 10-year census in 2021, which is slated to be the most hitech in history and will…
Nepal must prepare for climate migration
HIGH AND DRY: A village in Mustang is one of the increasing number of settlements that have been abandoned because of water shortage caused by…
Women in climate hot spots face challenges adapting
SHOULDERING THE BURDEN: The workload for women like Nanimaya Dhungana in Kavre (Above) may have increased because of the climate crisis. Photo:…