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Europe is the new destination for Nepali migrant workers

But they are being cheated by recruiters and sent to out-of-the-way places for low-paying jobs

Booster lack strands Israel-bound Nepalis

The fate of 1,000 Nepali caregivers who were ready to fly to Israel to take up their jobs is in limbo because...

Nepali in Saudi Arabia rescued after 12 years

Twelve years after she left Nepal, and after a dramatic rescue from the home of her abusive Saudi employer, Lilamaya Dhimal (pictured...

Upasana Khadka, Marty Logan

Nepali in Saudi Arabia rescued after 12 years

Twelve years after she left Nepal, and after a dramatic rescue from the home of her abusive Saudi employer, Lilamaya Dhimal (pictured...

Upasana Khadka, Marty Logan

Migrating for domestic work

Reassessing Nepal’s ban on domestic work abroad and exploring employment alternatives

Upasana Khadka

Caring for Nepal's women

A recent Bournemouth University study exploring health care problems of  1,000 female migrant returnees revealed that Nepali women workers face severe health...

Win-win migration

As chair of the Colombo Process, Nepal is hosting the 5th ministerial meeting of this network of 12 labour-sending countries in Kathmandu...

Nepali boat people

Janak Raj Sapkota in Kantipur, 20 MayA harrowing story of how Nepalis are paying a network of international traffickers to make arduous...

Homes away from home

 Female domestic workers in Lebanon cannot visit families back in Nepal because of a travel ban that prevents them from returning to...