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KATHMANDU:Diaspora, persons who have migrated and whose descendants maintain a connection to their homeland, are potential source that Nepal can harness for economic development.

KATHMANDU - Saudi Arabia's amnesty offer to all illegal migrant workers will benefit more than 80,000 Nepalis stuck in the Gulf country as illegal employees, reports said Tuesday.

The departure of Nepali migrant workers abroad for employment has increased by 33 percent in the past seven months as compared to the corresponding period last year.

KATHMANDU, Feb 19: The number of job-seekers leaving for overseas destinations has increased by 14.71 percent during the first seven months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year.

KATHMANDU: The number of workers going abroad for employment in the seventh month of the current fiscal year has increased as compared to the same month in the last fiscal year.

The days of job seekers wandering from place to place for information about foreign job opportunities are to end soon. The chaos resulting from fake documentation has been reduced significantly.

KATHMANDU: Rights activists have urged the government to manage the outflow of women migrant workers instead of just putting in more controls. The controlling mechanism will not work in the long run in the absence of management tools, they said, examining the country’s policy on women migration.

KATHMANDU: Domestic workers, recognised as a large segment in the informal economy, have united to secure their rights with a campaign to pressure the government to include them in labour laws.