saudi-arabia

Turning the desert green

Nepali farmhand in Saudi Arabia talks about the decade he has spend growing vegetables and tending goats

Saving to save my sister

This is the 16th instalment of Diaspora Diaries, a regular series in Nepali Times with stories of Nepalis living and working abroad.  I...

Diaspora Diaries 3

As a truck driver in Saudi Arabia, I am always on the move. That’s how it has been since 2011.Jeddah is almost...

Rohit, Amit and Dhana

Rohit is from Bihar and drives an auto rickshaw in Mumbai. Life has been a struggle ever since he lost his parents...

Job-seekers now also jab-seekers

In February 2020, Nepali migrant worker Min from Sindhupalchok was excited to visit Nepal after completing two years working in Kuwait. More...

Upasana Khadka

"Nepalis have strong work ethics and honesty"

Nepal’s new budget last week pushes Nepal’s missions overseas to ensure the welfare of the country’s migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nepal’s outgoing ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mahendra...

Saudi labour reforms to benefit Nepalis

Saudi Arabia, a major destination for Nepali migrant workers, on Sunday announced reforms intended to make them less vulnerable to exploitation.The reforms...

Nepali in Saudi Arabia rescued after 12 years

Twelve years after she left Nepal, and after a dramatic rescue from the home of her abusive Saudi employer, Lilamaya Dhimal (pictured...

Upasana Khadka, Marty Logan

Nepali in Saudi Arabia rescued after 12 years

Twelve years after she left Nepal, and after a dramatic rescue from the home of her abusive Saudi employer, Lilamaya Dhimal (pictured...

Upasana Khadka, Marty Logan

In the minds of Nepal’s migrant workers

There was a collective, albeit cautious, sigh of relief in Nepal when overseas remittances defied prediction and did not decrease dramatically this fiscal year....