CESLAM Kathmandu Migration Conference 2021

The CESLAM Kathmandu Migration Conference, organised by the Centre for the Study of Labour and Mobility (CESLAM) at Social Science Baha, was held on Thursday, 18 March 2021 via Zoom.

Schedule

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Panel 1: Experiences of Diaspora Communities

7:05–8:10

Chair

Arjun Kharel, Research Coordinator, CESLAM

Discussant

Ram Narayan Shrestha, PhD Candidate, South Asian University, New Delhi

 

Experiences of Children of First-Generation Migrants in Nepal
Chhabilal Devkota
Master in Social Work (MSW), Tribhuvan University
Sanjeev Dahal
PhD Fellow in Social Work, Boston College
The Entrepreneurship of the Nepalese in Belgium
Claire Martinus
Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Lille, France

Break

8:10 – 8:25

Panel 2: Approaches to Migration Governance and Human Trafficking Research

8:25–9:50

Chair

Arpita Giri, Researcher, Asia in Global Affairs, Kolkata

Discussant

Neha Choudhary, National Project Coordinator, Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment, International Labour Organization, Kathmandu

SOAR as an Effective Model: Unpacking Forced Migration and Trafficking through Intersectional Lenses
Rita Dhungel
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Community and Health Studies, MacEwan University, Canada
Shanti Tamang
Trafficking survivor, President, Shanti Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
Reena Khadka
Hostel in-charge, Shakti Samuha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Shashi Tamang
Reintegration Officer, Shakti Samuha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tara Ghimire,
Hostel staff, Shakti Samuha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Mandira Khatri, volunteer
Shanti Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
Decolonising a Rights-Based Approach to Labour Migration: Transnational Migrants Rights Movement in Asia
Hari KC
Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada
Nicola Piper
British Academy Global Professor Fellow, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London
Sovereign Power and the State of Exception: The Returning Nepali ‘Lahures’ during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Karun K. Karki
University of the Fraser Valley, BC, Canada
Rabindra Chaulagain
University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Hari KC
Balsillie School of International Affairs, Ontario, Canada
Chloe D. Raible
University of the Fraser Valley, BC, Canada

Panel 1: Experiences of Diaspora Communities

7:05–8:10

Chair

Arjun Kharel, Research Coordinator, CESLAM

Discussant

Ram Narayan Shrestha, PhD Candidate, South Asian University, New Delhi

 

Experiences of Children of First-Generation Migrants in Nepal
Chhabilal Devkota
Master in Social Work (MSW), Tribhuvan University
Sanjeev Dahal
PhD Fellow in Social Work, Boston College
The Entrepreneurship of the Nepalese in Belgium
Claire Martinus
Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Lille, France

Break

8:10 – 8:25

Panel 2: Approaches to Migration Governance and Human Trafficking Research

8:25–9:50

Chair

Arpita Giri, Researcher, Asia in Global Affairs, Kolkata

Discussant

Neha Choudhary, National Project Coordinator, Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment, International Labour Organization, Kathmandu

SOAR as an Effective Model: Unpacking Forced Migration and Trafficking through Intersectional Lenses
Rita Dhungel
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Community and Health Studies, MacEwan University, Canada
Shanti Tamang
Trafficking survivor, President, Shanti Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
Reena Khadka
Hostel in-charge, Shakti Samuha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Shashi Tamang
Reintegration Officer, Shakti Samuha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tara Ghimire,
Hostel staff, Shakti Samuha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Mandira Khatri, volunteer
Shanti Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
Decolonising a Rights-Based Approach to Labour Migration: Transnational Migrants Rights Movement in Asia
Hari KC
Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada
Nicola Piper
British Academy Global Professor Fellow, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London
Sovereign Power and the State of Exception: The Returning Nepali ‘Lahures’ during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Karun K. Karki
University of the Fraser Valley, BC, Canada
Rabindra Chaulagain
University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Hari KC
Balsillie School of International Affairs, Ontario, Canada
Chloe D. Raible
University of the Fraser Valley, BC, Canada

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