Mountain Research and Development
Volume 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-114

Addressing the needs of Nepalese migrant workers in Nepal and in Delhi, India (Article)

Thieme S.* , Bhattrai R. , Gurung G. , Kollmair M. , Manandhar S. , Müller-Böker U.
  • a Department of Geography, Human Geography Division, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
  • b South Asia Study Centre (SASC), 11/368, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi 110092, India
  • c Nepal Institute of Development Studies (NIDS), PO Box 7647, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • d Department of Geography, Human Geography Division, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
  • e JACS South Asia Office, SDC Building, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • f Department of Geography, Human Geography Division, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland

Abstract

International labor migration is an increasingly important livelihood strategy in Nepal, There is little documentation of the movements of migrant workers or of their remittances. It is estimated that Nepalese migrants send remittances equivalent to about one quarter of Nepal's gross national product. Migrants and their families lack information about safe migration procedures, host countries, their rights as migrants, and awareness about HIV/AIDS. The present article examines two projects that address these migrants' needs in their home country and in one destination. The first project is a Nepal-wide radio program based in Kathmandu that provides information on migration issues. The second is a community outreach project based in Delhi, India, focusing on education of migrants.

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Index Keywords

labor migration Delhi World Eurasia migrants remittance Nepal India Eastern Hemisphere migrant worker South Asia Asia immigrant population
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-27244451921&doi=10.1659%2f0276-4741%282005%29025%5b0109%3aATNONM%5d2.0.CO%3b2&partnerID=40&md5=b8f40e2c5da9c2a94c7df57fc053f044
DOI: 10.1659/0276-4741(2005)025[0109:ATNONM]2.0.CO;2
ISSN: 02764741
Cited by: 14
Original Language: English