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