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Migrant workers in wartime
Across West Asia, Nepalis carry on with their jobs as missiles explode overhead
My father’s son
A son follows in the father's footsteps to become a migrant worker, goes viral with a poem dedicated to the sacrifices of the father
Qatari leader in Nepal reminded of workers’ rights
Rights group urges Qatari emir to go beyond pleasantries and guarantee migrant worker rights
Art as a call to action
All photos: RABIN NGHEMA LAMASameer Gurung, 30, who goes by the alias Green Brain, believes in the uniting power of football, and will be…
“Pay Qatar's World Cup workers”
With two-month to go for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, human rights groups have urged FIFA’s sponsors to compensate workers involved in…
Between home and the deep blue sea
All photos courtesy: PRAKASH GURUNGThis 7th instalment of Diaspora Diaries is timed with the World Day for Safety in the Workplace and 1 May…
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…
Diaspora Diaries 1
Photo: PATTABI RAMANIn this new fortnightly column, Diaspora Diaries, Nepali Times provides a platform for Nepalis to share their experiences of…
The Days of International Migration
International Migrants Day on 18 December is a fitting time to take another long hard look at the migrant labour that sustains Nepal’s economy.…
Rights referees blow whistle on World Cup fouls
Exactly a year from now on 18 December 2022, the world will be glued to the media watching the final game of the World Cup live from Qatar.…
Nepal must now send skilled workers to Qatar
Ex-ambassador Bharadwaj. Photo: KUNDA DIXITNarad Nath Bharadwaj was till recently Nepal’s ambassador to Qatar, and was among envoys recalled by…
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…
FIFA a chance to improve welfare of Nepali workers in Qatar
In 1998, a New York Times report about a 10-year old from Sialkot in Pakistan, who stitched footballs with her mother for a pittance, led to an…
Qatar Police recruitment row hits Nepalis
A row has broken out in Nepal over the recruitment of Nepalis for the Qatar Police which tried to bypass the country’s foreign employment rules,…
In the minds of Nepal’s migrant workers
Illustration: SAMBHRANT BISTAThere was a collective, albeit cautious, sigh of relief in Nepal when overseas remittances defied prediction and…
The theory and practice of zero-cost migration
Nepali Times Archives/Om Astha RaiNepal has set a positive image in the region for adopting a ‘employer pays’ principle that removes the cost…
The future is older
As demand for Nepali geriatric caregivers rises, Nepal’s population itself is ageing fast
Nepal to lift quota on flights
Faced with criticism from migrant workers and Nepal’s embassies abroad for allowing only a limited daily quota of passengers to fly into…
Nepal welcomes Qatar labour reform
Even as Nepali workers stranded overseas face confusion and uncertainty during the Covid-19 crisis, labour reforms in Qatar – including an…
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…
UAE warning to send back workers, including Nepalis
The warning by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to punish countries that refuse to repatriate workers wishing to go home by suspending bilateral…
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…
Far from home during a pandemic
About 2,000 Nepalis are among foreign workers quarantined in a camp between streets 1-32 of the Industrial Area near Doha that has been closed…