The paper contributes to the as-yet-small body of literature on Nepali migration to Japan, by examining the experiences of aspirant migrants enrolled at the Japanese language institutes in Nepal. It specifically examines Nepali youth’s purpose of migration to Japan, costs of migrati...
The brief discusses the recruitment process undertaken by Nepali migrant workers and analyses the effectiveness of various laws, policies and restrictions enforced by the government of Nepal. It is based on data gathered by PNCC during the registration of grievances by migrant worke...
Using data from a sub-national survey of 1225 households, this paper discusses the recruitment cost for foreign labour migration and the various kinds of fraud experienced by Nepali workers in the process of migrating to international destinations. It also explores the justice-seeking...
Of the half a million or so Nepalis who left the country for work in 2013/14, nearly three quarters were classified as ‘unskilled’. This tendency of the majority of migrants being poorly trained is a cause for concern since low-skilled and ‘unskilled’ workers are more vulnerab...
व्यापक र अनियन्त्रित रूपमा प्रयोग भइरहेका एजेन्टहरू प्रवासी कामदार पठाउने देशको नीतिका लागि साझा चुनौती ब...
वैदेशिक रोजगार ऐन २०६४ ले म्यानपावर एजेन्सीहरुले नयाँ खालका शर्तहरु पूरा गर्नुपर्ने व्यवस्था गर्नुका साथ�...
The extensive use of unregulated labor migration agents is a common policy challenge in migrant labor origin countries. While agents provide migrant workers with much-needed information, connections to recruitment agencies, and positions abroad, they are also associated with a host of...
The Foreign Employment Act 2007 (the Act) created new offenses for manpower agencies and a more stringent agency licensing system. It also created specialized mechanisms to handle violations of the Act by manpower agencies, including to compensate migrant workers for losses and to pro...
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