Policy Briefs

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...

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...

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...

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....

The seven countries of the AGRUMIG project – China, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal and Thailand – are all severely affected by the rupture in migration patterns. The impacts are a complex of factors related to movement into, within and from countries. Some countries...

The seven countries of the AGRUMIG project – China, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal and Thailand – are all severely affected by the rupture in migration patterns. The impacts are a complex of factors related to movement into, within and from countries. Some countri...

The increase in female migration from Nepal may be attributed to the changing global labour market and household structures, which have resulted in differential impacts on women in sending and receiving countries....

This brief describes Nepalese returnee migrant women’s international migration processes and experiences. It is based on research findings from a sample of returnee women living in Morang, Chitwan and Rupandehi, three of the districts targeted by the ILO Work in Freedom (WiF) interv...

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This brief offers research findings from prospective women migrants in Morang, Chitwan and Rupandehi, three districts of the Work in Freedom (WiF) intervention in Nepal. It presents findings on prospective migrant women’s migration plans and their participation in the WiF community-...