'We book plane tickets to Saudi, Qatar, Malaysia, Dubai and Kuwait. We also confirm (ok) them.' - A banner in front of a retail shop in Sinoorjoda VDC, Janakpur
Photo by: Nabin Rawal
Workers collecting sand from Bagmati River, at Sankhamul in Kathmandu
Photo by: Bijay Gajmer
Migrant workers in a gated community are the link between the city's spaces (Qatar, 2010)
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
Young men quickly learn how to supplement the mess food often viewed as tasteless (Qatar 2010).
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
'We book plane tickets to Saudi, Qatar, Malaysia, Dubai and Kuwait. We also confirm (ok) them.' - A banner in front of a retail shop in Sinoorjoda VDC, Janakpur
Photo by: Nabin Rawal
Cost of migration
Photo by: Taken from FEPB website
Migrant workers return to the western hills of Nepal from India. This photo was taken in Bajura.
Photo by: Mohan Mainali
A peek at a workplace in Abu Dhabi, UAE (2011)
Photo by: Santosh Tumbahangphe
Migrant workers at leisure outside their residential camp in Abu Dhabi, UAE (2011)
Photo by: Santosh Tumbahangphe
Women workers dusting the road before laying bitumen for Otta Seal surfacing in Rauja, Mahottari.
Photo by: Nilima Rai
Internal migrant workers sand-sealing the road, the final step of the Otta Seal surface treatment process, at a road construction site in Tanahun.
Photo by: Arjun Kharel
Migrants use the computer and internet to keep in touch with family and friends and watch latest serial comedies (Qatar, 2010)
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
People carrying winnowing trays to sell at Barahchhetra, Sunsari.
Photo by: Bijay Gajmer
Nepali laborers constructing a business complex in Samakhusi Kathmandu during the lockdown.
Photo by: Jeevan Baniya
Nepali Migrant Workers in Taklakot, Tibet.
Photo by: Mohan Mainali
Nepali female migrant worker in Kuwait.
Photo by: Kesang Tseten
A Nepali worker on night duty in Abu Dhabi, UAE (2011)
Photo by: Santosh Tumbahangphe
Young Nepali boys wait for work as porters in Nainital, India. Many people travel from the Far-and Mid-Western regions of Nepal to work as porters.
Photo by: Prakash Bikram Shah
Nepali female migrant workers pray at a church in Kuwait
Photo by: Kesang Tseten
Migrant workers return to the western hills of Nepal from India. This photo was taken in Bajura.
Photo by: Mohan Mainali
The rise of information technology has better connected the migrants with their families back home.
Photo by: Jeevan Raj Sharma
Industries and workers' dwelling places in one of Qatar industrial area (Qatar, 2010)
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
Many Nepali workers can be found working at tea estates in Assam, India.
Photo by: Nitu Sarmah
An official at the Siraha branch of the Red Cross Society helps prospective migrants fill out passport application forms for a nominal fee. This arrangement was sanctioned by the Chief District Officer as a source of funds for the Red Cross.
Photo by: Nabin Rawal
Orientation training to women migrant workers
Photo by: Pourakhi
Many Nepali workers can be found working at tea estates in Assam, India.
Photo by: Nitu Sarmah
A local fishing in the Koshi river of Barahchhetra, Sunsari
Photo by: Bijay Gajmer
A house in Sinoorjoda, Janakpur, with Qatari-inspired architectural design.
Photo by: Nabin Rawal
Migrants waiting at the Tribhuvan International Airport.
Photo by: Shiva Bisangkhe
Collectively bought items in a migrants' room (Qatar, 2010)
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
Worker blowing the dust/sand off the road with compressed air at a construction site in Tanahu before the binder is sprayed.
Photo by: Arjun Kharel
Prospective migrant workers stand in queue to apply for the Korean Language Test in Kathmandu (May, 2011)
Photo by: CESLAM
Contrasting shopping spaces- Villaggio shopping mall (left), Al Attya Industrial Area (right) (Qatar, 2010)
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
Send your hard-earned money to your family through a trustable medium. Calendar printed by IME shows two Nepali celebrities
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
A house in Sinoorjoda, Janakpur, with Qatari-inspired architectural design.
Photo by: Nabin Rawal
Workers spending energy after work and train in the self funded gym hall (Qatar 2010).
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
Nepali Christian migrant workers in Kuwait
Photo by: Kesang Tseten
Office of Safe Migration Information Center
Photo by: Nabin Rawal
Labor camp area facilities are minimal (Qatar, 2010).
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
A woman porter trudges the Everest trail near base camp with provisions for climbers headed for the summit.
Photo by: Bijay Gajmer
Deura, Bajhang district: Group of Nepali migrants coming back from Bangalore sort out their luggage after deboarding the overnight bus.
Photo by: Deepak Thapa
Living with stars (Qatar, 2010)
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
An official at the Siraha branch of the Red Cross Society helps prospective migrants fill out passport application forms for a nominal fee. This arrangement was sanctioned by the Chief District Officer as a source of funds for the Red Cross.
Photo by: Nabin Rawal
A small food outlet run by Baitadis chetris for all far-westerners working in Pithoragarh. (Pithoragarh, India, 2002)
Photo by: Tristan Brusle
Hard at work - A Nepali worker in a coal mine in India (2013)
Photo by: Rashmi Upadhayay
Migrant returnee from Malaysia going home with his wife and son after four years.
Photo by: Nabin Rawal
Migrant workers from Jajarkot, Salyan, Kalikot and Baitadi districts constructing gabion walls at a road construction site in Myanglung, Terhathum.
Photo by: Nilima Rai
A Nepali tailor found a place to work for his numerous country-fellows porters (Mussoorie, India, 2003)
Photo by: Tristan Brusle
A typical labor camp (Qatar, 2010)
Photo by: Tristan Bruslé
Workers from Mahottari and Rautahat districts laying bitumen at a road construction site in Matihani, Mahottari.
Photo by: Nilima Rai
Nepali workers in a coal mine in India (2013)
Photo by: Rashmi Upadhayay
A local woman labourer picking outsize pebbles at a road construction site in Matihani, Mahottari.
'We book plane tickets to Saudi, Qatar, Malaysia, Dubai and Kuwait. We also confirm (ok) them.' - A banner in front of a retail shop in Sinoorjoda VDC, Janakpur
Workers collecting sand from Bagmati River, at Sankhamul in Kathmandu
Migrant workers in a gated community are the link between the city's spaces (Qatar, 2010)
Young men quickly learn how to supplement the mess food often viewed as tasteless (Qatar 2010).
'We book plane tickets to Saudi, Qatar, Malaysia, Dubai and Kuwait. We also confirm (ok) them.' - A banner in front of a retail shop in Sinoorjoda VDC, Janakpur
Cost of migration
Migrant workers return to the western hills of Nepal from India. This photo was taken in Bajura.
A peek at a workplace in Abu Dhabi, UAE (2011)
Migrant workers at leisure outside their residential camp in Abu Dhabi, UAE (2011)
Women workers dusting the road before laying bitumen for Otta Seal surfacing in Rauja, Mahottari.
Internal migrant workers sand-sealing the road, the final step of the Otta Seal surface treatment process, at a road construction site in Tanahun.
Migrants use the computer and internet to keep in touch with family and friends and watch latest serial comedies (Qatar, 2010)
People carrying winnowing trays to sell at Barahchhetra, Sunsari.
Nepali laborers constructing a business complex in Samakhusi Kathmandu during the lockdown.
Nepali Migrant Workers in Taklakot, Tibet.
Nepali female migrant worker in Kuwait.
A Nepali worker on night duty in Abu Dhabi, UAE (2011)
Young Nepali boys wait for work as porters in Nainital, India. Many people travel from the Far-and Mid-Western regions of Nepal to work as porters.
Nepali female migrant workers pray at a church in Kuwait
Migrant workers return to the western hills of Nepal from India. This photo was taken in Bajura.
The rise of information technology has better connected the migrants with their families back home.
Industries and workers' dwelling places in one of Qatar industrial area (Qatar, 2010)
Many Nepali workers can be found working at tea estates in Assam, India.
An official at the Siraha branch of the Red Cross Society helps prospective migrants fill out passport application forms for a nominal fee. This arrangement was sanctioned by the Chief District Officer as a source of funds for the Red Cross.
Orientation training to women migrant workers
Many Nepali workers can be found working at tea estates in Assam, India.
A local fishing in the Koshi river of Barahchhetra, Sunsari
A house in Sinoorjoda, Janakpur, with Qatari-inspired architectural design.
Migrants waiting at the Tribhuvan International Airport.
Collectively bought items in a migrants' room (Qatar, 2010)
Worker blowing the dust/sand off the road with compressed air at a construction site in Tanahu before the binder is sprayed.
Prospective migrant workers stand in queue to apply for the Korean Language Test in Kathmandu (May, 2011)
Contrasting shopping spaces- Villaggio shopping mall (left), Al Attya Industrial Area (right) (Qatar, 2010)
Send your hard-earned money to your family through a trustable medium. Calendar printed by IME shows two Nepali celebrities
A house in Sinoorjoda, Janakpur, with Qatari-inspired architectural design.
Workers spending energy after work and train in the self funded gym hall (Qatar 2010).
Nepali Christian migrant workers in Kuwait
Office of Safe Migration Information Center
Labor camp area facilities are minimal (Qatar, 2010).
A woman porter trudges the Everest trail near base camp with provisions for climbers headed for the summit.
Deura, Bajhang district: Group of Nepali migrants coming back from Bangalore sort out their luggage after deboarding the overnight bus.
Living with stars (Qatar, 2010)
An official at the Siraha branch of the Red Cross Society helps prospective migrants fill out passport application forms for a nominal fee. This arrangement was sanctioned by the Chief District Officer as a source of funds for the Red Cross.
A small food outlet run by Baitadis chetris for all far-westerners working in Pithoragarh. (Pithoragarh, India, 2002)
Hard at work - A Nepali worker in a coal mine in India (2013)
Migrant returnee from Malaysia going home with his wife and son after four years.
Migrant workers from Jajarkot, Salyan, Kalikot and Baitadi districts constructing gabion walls at a road construction site in Myanglung, Terhathum.
A Nepali tailor found a place to work for his numerous country-fellows porters (Mussoorie, India, 2003)
A typical labor camp (Qatar, 2010)
Workers from Mahottari and Rautahat districts laying bitumen at a road construction site in Matihani, Mahottari.
Nepali workers in a coal mine in India (2013)
A local woman labourer picking outsize pebbles at a road construction site in Matihani, Mahottari.
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