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7 July 2010 | Republica
Published by: CESLAM
KATHMANDU: The government is preparing to introduce Labor Migration Policy with the objectives of ensuring greater rights and protection of Nepali migrants and proper utilization of remittance receipts in productive sectors. A ...
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9 June 2010 | Republica
Published by: CESLAM
The Human Rights Watch has urged Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to jointly investigate the abuse and apparent trafficking of Nepali domestic workers who agree to work in Kuwait but are instead trafficked ...
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12 May 2010 | Republica
Published by: CESLAM
Ninety-four Nepali construction workers in Libya have appealed to the Nepali government to rescue them immediately,
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12 May 2010 | Republica
Published by: CESLAM
Ninety-four Nepali laborers working for a company in the north African country of Libya have appealed to the Nepal government for immediate rescue, saying they are being forced to work in miserable ...
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11 April 2010 | The Kathmandu Post
Published by: CESLAM
Some 140 migrant workers including Nepalis have been arrested in the past few weeks in Malaysia. However, it has yet to be confirmed how many of those arrested were Nepali.
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1 April 2010 | The Kathmandu Post
Published by: CESLAM
Nepali envoy to Saudi Arabia Hamid Ansari who is presently in Kathmandu, said it was difficult to tackle problems faced by Nepali workers due to the lack of legal documents with individual ...
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19 February 2010 | The Kathmandu Post
Published by: CESLAM
Scenes such as these are played out daily at the international airport. On an average, each day, two dead Nepalis return in coffins from the much-vaunted destinations for economic migrations. In 2009 ...
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8 January 2010 | The Himalayan Times
Published by: CESLAM
Ministry of Foreign Affairs [MoFA] has begun diplomatic efforts to persuade Israel let Nepali workers work in Israel, a lucrative foreign employment destination [for] Nepali youths and women.
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26 December 2009 | The Kathmandu Post
Published by: CESLAM
"Upon reaching the employment destination, the workers may face a series of troubles right from the clash of expectations versus the reality."
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19 December 2009 | Republica
Published by: CESLAM
Globally, there still remains a severe business cycle contraction through reduced economic activities since recession exceeded almost twenty-four months deviating from the normal understanding that the reduction in a country’s GDP is ...
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26 November 2009 | Republica
Published by: CESLAM
The government has stopped granting prior-approval to Nepali women for jobs in Lebanon, responding to growing insecurity for Nepali women there.
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9 November 2009 | The Kathmandu Post
Published by: CESLAM
According to the latest statistics, more than 2.5 million Nepalis are currently working abroad. Neighbouring India is the largest employing country where there are more than one million Nepali migrant workers.
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23 September 2009 | The Himalayan Times
Published by: CESLAM
Nepal receives three dead bodies of migrant workers daily from overseas, said a government official today. Over 90 per cent of Nepali workers’ deaths happen in Gulf countries — Qatar, the United ...
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5 September 2009 | Republica
Published by: CESLAM
In recent times, Israel has become one of the most lucrative destinations for Nepali migrant workers. Attractive remuneration and facilities, better working conditions and comparative safety have contributed to the recent surge ...
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24 February 2009 | The Kathmandu Post
Published by: CESLAM
The following piece of mine appeared in the Kathmandu Post's 16th Anniversary supplement in mid-Feb: The past year saw an unprecedented number of Nepalis migrate to work in destinations such as Qatar, ...
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8 September 2008 | The Kathmandu Post
Published by: CESLAM
The number of Nepali workers leaving for overseas jobs increased by a whopping 27.23 per cent during the period mid-July to mid-August of the fiscal year 2008-09 [starting 15 July] compared to ...
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8-14 August 2008 | Nepali Times
Published by: CESLAM
Labour migration is a business and like any business it is driven by the laws of supply and demand. Nepal has to compete with other countries for the price of labour and ...
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