This paper aims to fill this gap, examining the interplay between pre-migration and post-return contextual factors, migration conditions abroad and circumstances of return to study how they impact the reintegration process of returnee women migrant workers (RWMWs) into Nepal’s labou...
Despite the economic benefits of labour migration, migrant workers often encounter significant challenges pre-migration, in destination country and after returning home undermining their wellbeing and rights. Among the various challenges migrant workers face, imprisonment, their acces...
The paper discusses the preliminary findings of a qualitative comparative analysis of 19 rural regions in seven countries (China, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal and Thailand), pursued under the AGRUMIG research project, to understand the role of labor out-migration in...
Despite the economic benefits of labour migration, migrant workers often encounter significant challenges pre-migration, in destination country and after returning home undermining their wellbeing and rights. Among the various challenges migrant workers face, imprisonment, their acces...
This study, as part of the Korea Returnee Migrant Project, K-HaMi (Korea Happy Migration, 2022-2028) project, was conducted to better understand the expectations and needs of Nepali migrant workers returning from South Korea, with a focus on the challenges they face in reintegration. ...
The annotated bibliography incorporates 216 journal articles, research reports, books, dissertations on child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in Nepal. It also includes all the policies and legal frameworks on child labour, forced labour and trafficking in Nepal, along wit...
The brief discusses the reintegration situation of migrant workers and analyses the reintegration framework under Nepal’s regime. It is based on a survey with 109 returnee migrant workers. The research participants were identified from the database managed by Pravasi Nepali Coordina...
The issue of reintegration carries utmost importance for Nepal due to the temporariness of labour migration from the country. The popular destination countries such as the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Malaysia have restrictive policies for integration into host societies, re...
State of Migration in Nepal uses publicly accessible information to provide an overview of the current state of different forms of migration in Nepal. Drawing mainly upon national-level surveys and censuses conducted over the last decade and more, it seeks to examine patterns of migr...
The brief discusses the situation of work of Nepali migrant workers in terms of their experiences and challenges related to wage and employment contracts, as well as their occupational safety and health at work in the destination country. It is based on data gathered by PNCC during th...
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...
Through analysis of 15,340 cases of 22,148 of individual migrant workers registered at Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (PNCC) during the period between 2014 and 2022, this study identifies the situation of the process of recruitment of Nepali migrant workers, decent work in the ...
The AGRUMIG project was a comparative analysis of experiences from Europe, Asia and Africa, and explored the impact of migration on the trajectory of agricultural change in rural areas. This brief reviews the findings of our seven-country study. The research focused on nineteen remitt...
This paper presents some of the key statistics relating to Nepali women’s migration for foreign jobs. The findings are based on an analysis of publicly available migration-related data and raw datasets provided by government institutions, including the National Population and Housin...
This working paper provides an overview of quantitative surveys on migration in Nepal, including various national censuses, with a specific focus on their methodologies. It aims to document the evolution and key characteristic of migration surveys, and proposes to answer the following...
This policy brief assesses the implications of recent migration trends in Nepal using data from the studies conducted in Bhojpur and Dhanusha districts under the AGRUMIG research project. The paper also examines the effectiveness of interventions implemented by government and non-gov...
This paper presents key points raised and discussed at a workshop organised in Janakpur, the capital of Madhesh Province of Nepal, in July 2022, on agricultural and rural changes in the context of this high rate of international labour migration from the province. The workshop provide...
Using data from a sub-national survey of 1225 households in Koshi Province, this brief discusses Nepali migrant workers’ earnings from overseas employment and households’ remittance-spending behaviour....
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...
The purpose of this policy brief is to draw together key comparative lessons on different types of migration governance interventions in the AGRUMIG project research regions and examine how they support positive feedback loops between migration and agrarian and rural development. This...
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