Pokhara ? Nearly 34,000 Nepali women employed in different foreign countries contribute to 11 percent of the total remittance, according to UNIFEM. Saru Joshi, country representative of UNIFEM said the rising number of women willing to go for foreign employment necessitates information centres in all districts. Most women worked as domestics and needed training and protection. (Nepalnews.com Translation Service)
Working women
Annapurna Post, 13 January
From The Nepali Press | From Issue #180 (January 23-29, 2004)
