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