Sabita Khadka

Data from the DoFE shows that a total of 661,769 Nepalis have obtained labour permits in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2025/26 (mid-July to mid-May), including 582,946 men and 88,823 women.

Report uncovers alleged financial nexus, organized medical syndicate

If deaths of undocumented workers or those who failed to renew their labor permits were also included, the number would certainly be even more alarming. However, the government does not have accurate data on them. Officials at the board say that, on average, the bodies of four Nepalis arrive home in...

According to the Department of Foreign Employment, as many as 62,265 Nepalis left for overseas jobs between March 25 and April 26.

According to Director of the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) Khilraj Rai, the number of victims cheated through personal channels is higher than those defrauded by institutional manpower agencies. He said that cases involving individual agents tend to be more complicated, as victims often la...

According to data from the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE), a total of 137,892 Nepalis left for the UAE after obtaining labour permits in the first nine months of FY 2025/26. This figure includes both new and renewed labour approvals combined. In recent months, the UAE has once again become...

A 24-year-old man in Achham has launched an indefinite hunger strike, saying years of broken election promises and the lack of road access have turned development in Sudurpashchim into a life-and-death issue.

This has become the quiet, crushing reality of thousands of Nepali workers. What should be a routine health check has, many allege, turned into an organized system of extraction — a “medical mafia” thriving in the shadows of foreign employment.

Nepali workers traveling abroad face serious risks and financial loss due to fake health certificates, overcharging, and malpractice by medical institutions and manpower agencies.

Confusion between government directives and policy decisions has left many without the legal documentation they need to work abroad.