Photo: SHANKAR DAHALNepal’s Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) issued more than 240,000 labour permits for migrant workers in 2021, even as…
Photo: PATTABI RAMANIn this new fortnightly column, Diaspora Diaries, Nepali Times provides a platform for Nepalis to share their experiences of…
Rohit is from Bihar and drives an auto rickshaw in Mumbai. Life has been a struggle ever since he lost his parents in a car crash. Like many…
Aakash KC finally flew to Korea on 13 December to rejoin his job after being stranded in Nepal for two years. Photo: AAKASH KCWhen Aakash KC…
Ex-ambassador Bharadwaj. Photo: KUNDA DIXITNarad Nath Bharadwaj was till recently Nepal’s ambassador to Qatar, and was among envoys recalled by…
It may sound incongruous writing about labour and employment when Covid-19 is surging across the country.But since Saturday is May Day, let us…
Photo: UPASANA KHADKAFor most Nepalis, the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic far outweighs its health risks. The majority of Nepal’s…
Nepali Times Archives/Om Astha RaiNepal has set a positive image in the region for adopting a ‘employer pays’ principle that removes the cost…
Bhikhari Yadav carries his father around his village in Dhanusha on a bicycle before leaving for Dubai. Photo: SHREEJANA SHRESTHA/NEPALI TIMES…
Even as Nepali workers stranded overseas face confusion and uncertainty during the Covid-19 crisis, labour reforms in Qatar – including an…
Qatar is one of the most popular overseas destination for Nepali workers, and because of that the Gulf state’s strict measures to stop the…
Recruiters are still taking advantage of the desperation of workers for a better shot at life
On 31 December Malaysia's amnesty program for migrant workers called ‘Back for Good’ (B4G) came to an end. By paying RM700 ($170) and tickets…
On International Migrants Day, time to reflect on the gains and challenges ahead
Four Nepalis who had been held hostage in the Southeast African nation of Malawi have been rescued by the Nepal Police Human Trafficking Bureau.…
Bandana Timalsina reaches out to touch her husband‘s face one last time before his cremation at Pashupati in August. Kedar Timalsina hung…
Pic: KantipurHom Karki in Kantipur, 29 JulyThe Nepal Government banned labour permits aiming to block women from going abroad as domestic…
FLASHBACK: Nepal’s Labour Minister Tek Bahadur Gurung met with Malaysian Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (left) in Kuala Lumpur in 2015,…
Nepali restaurants in Finland have become so popular in the past 20 years that in many places they have started replacing Indian diners in…
PM K P Oli unveiled the contribution-based Social Security Scheme for formal workers amidst a program in Kathmandu last month. Photo: BIKRAM…
An estimated 2.5 million Asians every year migrate under work contracts to other countries in the region and beyond. Labour-sending countries…
CLOSED DOOR: Labour ministers and delegates from 12 labour-exporting Asian countries meet in Kathmandu on Thursday. Pic: Labour…
