Migrant workers from Nepal and Bangladesh are suing a widely recognized British brand, household appliance manufacturer, Dyson, over complaints of forced labor and other dangerous working conditions at one of its supplier …
Malaysian social security scheme to enrol Nepali migrants
Nepali migrants living and working in Malaysia and their families back home will soon be covered under the Malaysian government’s comprehensive social security scheme. The enrollment of tens of thousands of …
Dalit communities suffered financial hardship, job loss, discrimination during Covid-19 pandemic
Dalit communities across the country have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19, pandemic-induced restrictions and other containment measures, a nationwide study shows. The Samata Foundation study found that nearly 82 percent …
Set up a mechanism for ensuring migrant workers wages, labour rights activists say
As a large number of migrant workers have become victims of wage theft in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, migrant rights activists and trade union representatives have demanded the …
Standard Workers Repatriation Directive of Nepal government
This is the unofficial translation of Standard Workers Repatriation Directive of Nepal government. The directive sets criteria and process to repatriate standard workers from destination countries on free of charge …
Supreme Court orders government to use welfare fund to repatriate Nepali workers stranded abroad
“The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to the government to use the foreign employment welfare fund to repatriate Nepali workers living abroad in highly vulnerable conditions. The order …
Unofficial Translation of PIL Submission in Nepal: Repatriation and reintegration of migrant workers from destination countries
Here is the English language (unofficial) translation of the submission made to the Nepal Supreme Court: Unofficial draft translation of Writ (1)
Writ filed at apex court demanding repatriation of Nepali migrant workers at govt expenses
KATHMANDU: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court against the “Order of the Government of Nepal, 2020”, challenging the provision regarding repatriation of Nepali migrant workers from destination …
Roadmap for repatriation, reintegration of migrant workers
“The number of permits issued by the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) is 5,955,051 till last fiscal year. Among the 110 officially open destinations, Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, (64%) …
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A death a day: Nepali workers in Saudi
“Every evening for several weeks, 27-year-old Dipak Sinjali called his pregnant wife, Kalpana, from a small room in Saudi Arabia, and asked about her health. The two spoke joyously to …