Media Commentaries  (on labour mobility and rights, employment, social security, politics, and governance)

• हरेक वर्ष नागरिकता त्याग्ने नेपालीको सङ्ख्या किन बढिरहेको छ? BBC News Nepali. June 13, 2024. https://shorturl.at/tsCj1

• इजरायलमा युद्ध छ, सरकार आफैं श्रमिक पठाउँदैछ | अनलाइन खबर, April,16, 2024.  https://shorturl.at/ArtUw

• म्यानपावर व्यवसायी र सरकारबीच सधैँ किचलो– श्रमिक कसले पठाउने? Ukaalo,  April,16, 2024.  https://www.ukaalo.com/news/20240407-manpower-company-government-dispute/16350 

• नेपाल र कतारबीच नयाँ 'श्रम समझदारी' हुने, पुरानो 'सम्झौता' संशोधनको प्रक्रिया कहाँ पुग्यो? BBC Nepali News. February 27, 2024. https://www.bbc.com/nepali/articles/ckm3m0y74lxo 

• अधुरै रह्यो सन्तको सपना| Nepal Investigative Multimedia Journalism Network. March 24, 2024. https://www.nimjn.org/118/children-affected. 

• कोरियाको ई-७ भिसामा श्रमिक पठाउने जिम्मा म्यानपावरलाई दिने तयारी| Setopati. January 30, 2024 https://www.setopati.com/kinmel/employment/321339 . 

• Rising Money Flows, Fueled by Record Migration, Prop Up Autocrats. The Wall Street Journal. Aug. 6, 2023. https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/record-amounts-of-money-sent-back-home-end-upaiding-autocratic-regimes-5bd9cdd9.

• वैदेशिक रोजगारीमा रेकर्डको वर्ष : विदेशिए ७ लाख ७१ हजार युवा| Online Khabar. July 17, 2023. https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2023/07/1337608

• Nepalis working abroad keep home fires burning. The Kathmandu Post. July 10, 2023. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/07/10/nepalis-working-abroad-keep-home-fires-burning.

• देशमा निराशाको दर्पण : कामको खोजीमा साढे ११ महिनामा साढे ७ लाख नेपाली विदेशिए | Online Khabar. July 3, 2022. https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2023/07/1331296.

• आर्थिक मन्दीबीच रेमिट्यान्स बढ्नुका ८ कारण. Online Khabar. June 12, 2023. https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2023/06/1320778

• Everyone seems to be leaving the country. The Kathmandu Post. June, 9, 2023. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/06/09/everyone-seems-to-be-leaving-the-country.

• South Korea to employ Nepalis in shipbuilding. The Kathmandu Post. May 31, 2023. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/05/31/south-korea-to-employ-nepalis-in-shipbuilding

• के साँच्चै युरोपमा सुन फल्छ ? Jibiko. April 16, 2023. https://www.jibiko.com/2023/04/3315/ 

• Social and economic reintegration programmes for returnee migrant workers set to begin. The Kathmandu Post. April 16, 2023.https://shorturl.at/WrD1s

• Arrests expose scam involving migrant workers compensation. The Kathmandu Post. April 10, 2023.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/04/10/arrests-expose-scam-involving-migrant-workers-compensation

• पाखुरा निर्यातमा रमाएको दशक : ३५ लाख युवाले विदेशबाट पठाए ७७ खर्ब| Online Khabar. April 2, 2023. https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2023/04/1291410

• Nepal removes fixed-term labour approvals. The Kathmandu Post. March 19, 2023.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/03/19/nepal-removes-fixed-term-labour-approvals.

• Nepal squanders overseas seasonal work opportunities. The Kathmandu Post. March 2, 2023. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/03/02/nepal-fails-to-capitalise-on-overseas-seasonal-work-opportunities

• Nepal halts sending bike riders and taxi drivers to Qatar and Dubai. The Kathmandu Post. February 23, 2023.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/02/23/nepal-halts-sending-bike-riders-and-taxi-drivers-to-qatar-and-dubai.

• UK may not hire Nepali seasonal workers this year. The Kathmandu Post. January 23, 2023.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/01/29/uk-may-not-hire-nepali-seasonal-workers-this-year. 

• विदेशबाट फर्केका युवा पुनःस्थापनामा चुक्दै सरकार | Kantipur Daily. January 28, 2023. https://ekantipur.com/news/2023/01/28/167487159395219885.html.

• Government to review provision requiring recruitment agencies to send minimum 100 workers abroad. The Kathmandu Post. January 21, 2023.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/01/21/government-to-review-provision-requiring-recruitment-agencies-to-send-minimum-100-workers-abroad.

• विदेशमा अदक्ष श्रमिकको मृत्युदर उच्च| Gorakhapatra. December 22, 2022. https://gorkhapatraonline.com/news/48647.

• Cabinet gives green light for seasonal workers. The Kathmandu Post. December 21, 2022.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/12/20/cabinet-gives-green-light-for-seasonal-workers

• कोरोना कालमा वैदेशिक रोजगारीमा धेरै ठगी| Gorakhapatra. December 20, 2022. https://gorkhapatraonline.com/news/48418. 

• झन् बढे बेरोजगार : साढे ८ लाख सूचीकृत, साढे ६ लाख विदेशतिर| Online Khabar. December 11, 2022. https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/12/1231280.

• रोजगारीको राजनीतिक भ्रम| Kantipur Daily. November 10, 2022.https://ekantipur.com/news/2022/11/10/16680456334373892.html.

• Reintegration programme for migrant workers awaits implementation. The Kathmandu Post. November 6, 2022.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/11/06/reintegration-programme-for-migrant-workers-awaiting-implementation.

• Climate change may hurt Nepal’s remittance earnings. The Kathmandu Post. November 4, 2022.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/11/04/climate-change-may-hurt-nepal-s-remittance-earnings-report-says.

• Calls grow to give migrant workers their due in World Cup-hosting Qatar. October 19, 2022.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/19/calls-grow-to-give-migrant-workers-their-due-in-world-cup-hosting-qatar.

• Migrant workers biggest moneymakers, but the country doesn’t care enough. The Kathmandu Post. September 24, 2022. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/09/24/migrant-workers-biggest-moneymakers-but-the-country-doesn-t-care-enough.

• Israel seeks 1,000 Nepali workers to fill its farming job slots. The Kathmandu Post. August 17, 2022. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/08/17/israel-seeks-1-000-nepali-workers-to-fill-its-farming-job-slots.

• Qatar seeks Nepalis to fill service sector vacancies during FIFA World Cup. The Kathmandu Post. July 30, 2022.https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/07/30/qatar-seeks-nepalis-to-fill-service-sector-vacancies-during-fifa-world-cup.

• Policy failures drive Nepalis to seek their fortunes abroad. The Kathmandu Post. July 19, 2022. https://tkpo.st/3PgLYHz.

• Nepalis are dying in the Gulf. Not enough done to prevent loss of life. The Kathmandu Post. March 19, 2022.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/03/19/nepalis-are-dying-in-the-gulf-not-enough-done-to-prevent-loss-of-life.

• स्वदेश फिर्ती श्रमिकको पुनःएकीकरण चुनौतीपूर्ण बन्दै| Ujyaalo Online. December 16, 2021.https://ujyaaloonline.com/story/62527/2021/12/16/reintegration-of-repatriated-workers-

• भदौ १६ : अनि, बदलियो वैदेशिक रोजगारीको आयाम| Kantipur Daily. September 1, 2021. https://ekantipur.com/news/2021/09/01/16304602837308937.html.

• Remittance hits Rs961 billion, an all-time high in the time of Covid-19. The Kathmandu Post. August 22, 2021. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2021/08/22/remittance-hits-rs961-billion-an-all-time-high-in-the-time-of-covid-19

• वैदेशिक रोजगारीका तगारा : चर्को हवाई भाडा, महँगो क्वारेन्टिन र विभेदकारी खोप नीति| Online Khabar. July  3, 2021.  https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2021/07/983019

• In a pandemic-hit economy, state offers little hope for creating jobs. The Kathmandu Post. May 31, 2021.https://kathmandupost.com/national/2021/05/31/in-a-pandemic-hit-economy-state-offers-little-hope-for-creating-jobs

• वैदेशिक रोजगारीका तगारा : चर्को हवाई भाडा, महँगो क्वारेन्टिन र विभेदकारी खोप नीति| Online Khabar. May 26, 2021. https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2021/07/983019

• Immediate rescue plan needed for Nepalis stuck abroad. Nagarik Daily. May 26, 2021. https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/immediate-rescue-plan-needed-for-nepalis-stuck-abroad/.

• Exploited abroad, unemployed at home. The Record. March 22, 2021. https://www.recordnepal.com/exploited-abroad-unemployed-at-home#:~:text=Women%20migrant%20workers%20fled%20abusive,are%20preparing%20to%20leave%20again.

• Saudi’s labour reforms for millions of migrants draw mixed reaction. The Kathmandu Post. March 14, 2021. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2021/03/14/saudi-s-labour-reforms-for-millions-of-migrants-draws-mixed-reaction

• Recruiting agencies irked by ‘government intention’ to send workers to Qatar on its own. The Kathmandu Post. March 11, 2021. https://tkpo.st/3rzVQAF 

• 700,000 apply for prime minister job scheme that aims to employ 200,000 this fiscal year. The Kathmandu Post. February 15, 2021. https://tkpo.st/3b3dDZT.

• Pandemic devastates the employment sector—both domestic and foreign. The Kathmandu Post. December 21, 2020.https://tkpo.st/2WZ7xmA. 

• Immigration authorities consider changes in laws to check Nepalis leaving on visit visas to work abroad. The Kathmandu Post. December 10, 2020. https://tkpo.st/33YOxJ4.

• सरकारको स्पष्ट निर्देशन नहुँदा आप्रवासी नेपाली श्रमिकलाई स्वदेश फर्कन सास्ती : विज्ञ | October 12, 2020. Nepal Live. https://nepallive.com/story/229434.

• Making workers pay for Israel jobs is a step back from zero cost to employees policy. The Kathmandu Post. October 2, 2020. https://tkpo.st/36pdn6L.

• Nepal and Israel to ink labour deal for caregiver jobs. The Kathmandu Post. October 25, 2020.https://tkpo.st/2RTjUhH.

• Malaysia reserving jobs for local citizens to further shrink space for Nepalis reeling under pandemic. The Kathmandu Post. September 19, 2020. https://tkpo.st/3kqqnN2.

• भारतबाट बर्सेनि सवा खर्ब भित्र्याउने १० लाख श्रमिक उपेक्षित| Kantipur Daily. September 15, 2020. https://ekantipur.com/news/2020/09/15/160013158453448969.html?fbclid=IwAR0GCE2PuSGXVY7gaRkxPw2Di-hxtJ3ghCMWFpE_Ff8shcGPGGMfbkkR37k.

• श्रम स्वीकृति नलिएकाको उद्धार कसले गर्ने ? Kantipur Daily. August 21, 2020.https://ekantipur.com/news/2020/08/21/15979744260693692.html.

• Rights watchdog comes down on government over migrant repatriation. The Kathmandu Post. August 14, 2020. https://tkpo.st/3kHt9yC.

• Prime Minister Employment Programme has so far proved to be a let-down for jobless citizens. The Kathmandu Post. August 9, 2020.https://tkpo.st/3kt25ms.

• Nepal may see 28.7 percent contraction in remittance in 2020, highest in the developing Asia, ADB says. The Kathmandu Post. August 4, 2020.https://tkpo.st/2Dmjo8b.

• Recruiting agencies decry government directive on repatriation of migrant workers. The Kathmandu Post. July 27, 2020. https://tkpo.st/3hHLrNZ.

• Help returning workers reintegrate socio-economically, labour migration analysts tell government. The Kathmandu Post. July 10, 2020. https://tkpo.st/2ZU6sO3.

• Jobless and without pay, migrant workers are returning home. But they have no recourse for compensation. The Kathmandu Post. July 4, 2020. https://tkpo.st/31JEE1y.

• श्रमिकको पीडा : सरकार! तिमीले तोकेको न्यूनतम तलबले आधा पेट पनि खान पुग्दैन | Nepali Live. July 27, 2020. https://nepallive.com/story/222809.

• Labour migration experts criticise government decision to resume foreign employment. The Kathmandu Post. June 22, 2020. https://tkpo.st/2V7vN5t.

• सरकारद्वारा कानुन बिपरित उद्धारको नाममा श्रमिकबाट रकम असुली, कल्याणकारी कोषको ६ अर्ब खोई ? Capital Nepal. June 13, 2020. https://www.capitalnepal.com/detail/8048#.XuRBL77vxDg.facebook

• Government eyes massive 700,000 jobs within the country. The Kathmandu Post. May 29, 2020. https://tkpo.st/3doYT7m.

• कामदारको दायित्व गन्तव्य देशकै| Kantipur Daily. May 26, 2020. https://ekantipur.com/news/2020/05/26/159045904752466759.html?fbclid=IwAR0Ym4vyv86-eqlHUOOc8rBtRWeRVp2hUrJF9-9runf_2NDTOnA6A4t97TE.

• Recruiting agencies want their guarantee amount back as their business is affected due to Covid-19. May 26, 2020. https://tkpo.st/3gm56mt.

• Seed money for migrant workers, entrepreneurs as government targets employment opportunities inside country. The Kathmandu Post. May 16, 2020. https://tkpo.st/362WGvG. 

• El coronavirus corta de golpe las remesas, el principal sustento de Nepal. elDiario.es. May 6, 2020.https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/coronavirus-remesas-principal-sustento-nepal_1_6004138.html.

• विदेशमा रहेका श्रमिकको उद्धारबारे विज्ञ भन्छन्–पैसाको लोभ नगरौं| Online Khabar. April 18, 2020. https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2020/04/855851?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=FBpage1&fbclid=IwAR2chKn8HRZU5ykmccX2T5KDzfHeaRSx155vjQjyMR5fhdlXZy-rXxD-LTM.

• के होला ६५ लाख श्रमिकको भविष्य ? Kantipur Daily. April 11, 2020. https://ekantipur.com/news/2020/04/11/158657303693016908.html. 

• महामारी पछिको संकटः नेपालले गर्नुपर्ने तयारी| Desh Paradesh. April 9, 2020.https://deshparadesh.com/2020/04/9244/?fbclid=IwAR1UHepoR9JFvSzY3CNgzHyKZUbd7ib_pfovu_-RM_GjSEUs7UmtAQFbfng.

• Covid-19 pandemic likely to devastate country’s labour sector as ILO projects 25 million job losses globally. The Kathmandu Post. March 21, 2020. https://tkpo.st/39cp66d.

• Nepal’s remittance-dependent economy braces for upheaval amid Covid-19 pandemic. The Kathmandu Post. March 21, 2020. http://bit.ly/38SWChK.

• Concerns over high cost of hiring Nepalis could hamper labour migration to Malaysia. The Kathmandu Post. December 19, 2019. https://tkpo.st/38IwTtQ.

• सन्दर्भ आप्रवासी कामदार दिवस : अधिकारसँगै कामदारको स्वास्थ्य तथा व्यवसायजन्य सुरक्षा निकै महत्वपूर्ण | Jujyaalo Online. December 14, 2019. https://ujyaaloonline.com/desh-paradesh/story/29952?fbclid=IwAR2IR0P1b1zK2G-DvAyLdlk8u5Qw-Ddmvnd21fMDKdMtmEewhmHA1d5nMeA .

• He was one of the few ministers who delivered. Then the prime minister sacked him. The Kathmandu Post. November 25, 2019. https://tkpo.st/37Dkbf0. 

• Making sense of law reforms in Qatar for Nepali migrant workers. The Kathmandu Post. October 25, 2019. https://tkpo.st/2Nc3oX0.

• Hike in guarantee amount for recruiting agencies unlikely to eliminate malpractices, experts say. The Kathmandu Post. September 7, 2019. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2019/09/07/hike-in-guarantee-amount-for-recruiting-agencies-unlikely-to-eliminate-malpractices-experts-say.

• As opportunities for Nepali workers dry up in popular labour destinations, migration numbers dwindle. The Kathmandu Post. August 14, 2019. 

• https://kathmandupost.com/national/2019/08/14/as-opportunities-for-nepali-workers-dry-up-in-popular-labour-destinations-migration-numbers-dwindle?fbclid=IwAR2fY8WgJSNm_jt5Dh5fDI7AtRabQ8ZuRP_O5jozlc081FtvqlMCx8MdCYM.

• कतारमा मात्रै १५ नेपाली कोमामा, कुन देशमा कति ? (विवरणसहित)| Ujyaalo Online. July, 3, 2019.  https://ujyaaloonline.com/desh-paradesh/story/22708.

• Billions of rupees enter the country as remittance. Where does it all go? The Kathmandu Post. June, 4, 2019. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2019/06/04/billions-of-rupees-enter-the-country-as-remittance-where-does-it-all-go.

• Nepali workers in Qatar struggle for jobs after being duped with lucrative pay and free visa promises. The Kathmandu Post. April 19, 2019. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2019/04/19/nepali-workers-in-qatar-struggle-for-jobs-after-being-duped-with-lucrative-income-and-free-visa.

• विदेशमा नेपाली कोमामा पुग्ने कारण खोज्दै सरकार : स्वदेश ल्याएर उपचार गर्ने तयारी| Ujyaalo Online.  August 23, 2018. http://unn.prixa.net/desh-paradesh/story/5193.

• वर्तमान सरकारको प्रमुख ध्यान : श्रम, ऊर्जा, पूर्वाधार र कनेक्टिभिटी | Aarthik Abiyaan.  https://abhiyandaily.com/article/vrtmaan-srkaarko-prmukh-dhyaan-shrm-uurjaa-puurvaadhaar-r-knekttibhittii.

• A third of migrant households in Sunsari remain poor: Study. The Kathmandu Post, December 17, 2017. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/12/17/a-third-of-migrant-households-in-sunsari-remain-poor-study. , .