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Assessment of Outreach and Engagement with Prospective Migrants by the Agencies Recruiting Labourers for Foreign Employment
This study was conducted to identify the gaps in policies and practices of labour recruitment in Nepal and assess the outreach and engagement of major formal labour intermediaries, private recruitment agencies (PRAs) and pre-departure orientation training (PDOT) centres, with migrant workers for providing information on human trafficking prior to departure. -
A Media Analysis of Changes in International Human Trafficking Routes from Nepal
This study examined the media portrayal of different actors involved in human trafficking from Nepal to understand the reported changes in international routes of human trafficking from Nepal after 2015. The findings of the study are based on content analysis of 480 news articles published in six national newspapers in Nepal in a five-year period from 2016 to 2020, along with existing literature and interviews with newspaper reporters and editors. -
Nepal Labour Migration Report 2022
Nepal Labour Migration Report 2022 -
Macro Level Supply and Demand Analysis of Skills of Nepalese Migrants
The report analyses the present state of supply and demand of skills in the major and emerging destination countries vis-à-vis Nepali migrants. -
Nepal Labour Migration Report 2022
The Nepal Labour Migration Report 2022 summarises the major trends and activities in labour migration governance in the country. For analytical purposes, it focuses on quantitative database retrieved from the Foreign Employment Information Management System (FEIMS) maintained from 2019/2020 to 2021/22. Together with qualitative data, the report primarily features an assessment of policies and programmes on temporary labour migration of Nepali citizens to several countries of destination. The report is a continuation of earlier labour migration reports.Published on: 2022
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Impact of COVID-19 on Nepali Migrant Workers: A Case Study of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Malaysia
Migrant workers, including Nepali labour migrants, have been among the most affected by the health and economic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Obstacles in accessing justice, a long-standing problem for migrant workers, has been further exacerbated by the pandemic.Published on: 2022
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The Impact of Migration Bans On Female Nepalese Citizens
This policy briefing calls for urgent action by the government of Nepal (GoN) to address the deleterious consequences of the restrictive emigration policies on female Nepalese citizens. -
Report on the Nepal Labour Force Survey 2017/18
The Nepal Labour Force Survey (NLFS III) was conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics in 2017-2018. This was the third Labour Force Survey and followed NLFS I in 1998/99 and NLFS II in 2008. This report presents the results of the 2017-2018 survey. However, due to changes in the standards after the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, results of NLFS III may not be comparable to the previous surveys. The main objective of the survey is, where possible, to analyse the patterns of key labour market outcomes and trends. The survey is a household-based sample survey designed to collect the data on various forms of work, based on which the total labour force in the country is estimated. This survey aims to collect information on employment, unemployment, underemployment and labour-underutilization along with a set of special questions on housing, agricultural land ownership and include several modules, such as own-use production of goods and provision of services, absentees, and volunteer work. -
Arab Ko Lahure: Looking At Nepali Labour Migrants to Arabian Countries
The article examines the increasing trend of labour migration from Nepal to the Gulf countries and its documentation in the existing literature. The authors analyse the patterns, reassess estimates or ‘guesstimates’ of prior studies, and discuss the demographic, educational, regional and work-related aspects of international labour migrants. Through a comparative analysis of information on remittances provided by two sources namely, the National Living Standard Survey 1996/7 and Seddon et al (1998, 2001, and 2002), the authors draw attention to various weaknesses and discrepancies in available data on remittances. Stating the importance of looking into institutional framework that guides international migration in Nepal, the authors provide a discussion on the effectiveness of the Foreign Employment Act, its Rules and Regulations and institutional provisions. A sample survey of migrant labourers from recruitment agencies further enrich their analysis. The overall findings of the study corroborate with previous studies that identify the Gulf region as the largest destination for Nepali migrant workers. -
Sex Trafficking in Nepal: Context and Process
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Foreign Labour Migration and the Remittance Economy of Nepal
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Nepal's Remittance Bonanza
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Community Penetration and Subjection of Labour to Merchant Capital in a Newar Town in West Central Nepal
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Motivations to Remit: Evidence from Chitwan, Nepal
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Contributions to the History of Nepal: Eastern Newar Diaspora Settlements
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Research Report: Labour Migration from Far West Nepal to Delhi, India
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