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...
The brief draws from the findings of a sub-national survey conducted in March and April 2021 for a larger study on the status of migration in Koshi Province. It highlights the status of Nepali returnee migrants’ participation in local labour markets after their return, the relevance...
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...
Although South Korea has emerged as a preferred work destination for Nepali migrants in recent years, there is a clear dearth of studies on the issues of Nepali workers’ migration to South Korea. This paper looks at South Korea-bound migrant workers’ socio-economic characteristics...
75% of the world’s poor reside in rural areas where the local economy is tied to agriculture. We interpret new panel data on COVID-19 from Nepal and Bangladesh in relation to agricultural seasonality. Conditions in April–June 2020 were comparable to a typical lean season even ...
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated mitigation policies created a global economic and health crisis of unprecedented depth and scale, raising the estimated prevalence of depression by more than a quarter in high-income countries. Low- and middle-income coun...
This study was conducted to identify the gaps in policies and practices of labour recruitment in Nepal and assess the outreach and engagement of major formal labour intermediaries, private recruitment agencies (PRAs) and pre-departure orientation training (PDOT) centres, with migrant ...
This study examined the media portrayal of different actors involved in human trafficking from Nepal to understand the reported changes in international routes of human trafficking from Nepal after 2015. The findings of the study are based on content analysis of 480 news articles publ...
This brief explores how households and communities cope with labor shortages resulting from out-migration and whether labor shortages lead to any changes in land use patterns. We answer these questions by using qualitative and survey data collected under the AGRUMIG research project i...
यो अध्ययन नेपालमा श्रमिक भर्तीसम्बन्धी नीति र अभ्यासका बिचमा रहेको असमानताहरूलाई पहिचान गर्न र निजी भर्ती...
यस अध्ययनमा सन् २०१५ पछि नेपालबाट अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मुलुकहरूमा हुने मानव बेचबिखनका मार्गहरूमा भएका परिवर्�...
This policy brief examines the strengths and weaknesses of the pre-departure orientation programs implemented in Nepal, which are aimed at improving migrant workers’ experience and making international labor migration safer....
Migrant workers all over the world have faced severe economic and social impacts as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nepalis who have migrated to various countries of destination are also among those hit hardest by the pandemic. The plight of migrant workers has been exacerbated fur...
his paper looks at the socio-economic impact of the pandemic on Nepali migrants working as porters in and around the Himalayan town of Darjeeling. It seeks to understand their coping mechanisms during the time of the pandemic and thereafter. It also aims to understand the pattern of t...
The Nepal Labour Migration Report 2022 summarises the major trends and activities in labour migration governance in the country. For analytical purposes, it focuses on quantitative database retrieved from the Foreign Employment Information Management System (FEIMS) maintained from 201...
The report provides baseline information on migration in Province 1 of Nepal by capturing most forms of migration within, from and into the province. It also provides data on returnee migrants’ skills, employment sectors of their interest and status of labour market reintegrati...
This paper discusses eight regional and international processes and frameworks related to labour and migration that Nepal is part of, namely: • Abu Dhabi Dialogue• Colombo Process• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation• Bali Process (on People Smuggling, Trafficking...
Migrant workers, including Nepali labour migrants, have been among the most affected by the health and economic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Obstacles in accessing justice, a long-standing problem for migrant workers, has been further exacerbated by the pandemic. This study...
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