Nepali Foreign Employment: Dreams, Realities, and Tragic Returns
Summary
Thousands of Nepali youth continue to leave for foreign jobs each year, but the journey often ends in tragedy for families that receive their loved ones' bodies in coffins. The article highlights rising labor migration, deaths abroad, and the social and economic pressures pushing people out of Nepal.
Key Points
- Hundreds of thousands of Nepalis continue to seek foreign employment each year, with 792,187 labor approvals recorded in fiscal year 2082/83.
- The Gulf countries and Malaysia remain major destinations, while migration to Europe, including Romania, is also increasing.
- The article says 7,169 Nepali workers' bodies were brought back over the past five fiscal years, underscoring the human cost of migration.
- It argues that Nepal needs more domestic jobs, skills training, and worker protections so foreign employment becomes a choice rather than a compulsion.
