Innovative Approaches For The Effective Management of Labor Migration in Asia: Nepal's Experience
Innovative Approaches For The Effective Management of Labor Migration in Asia: Nepal's Experience
Innovative Approaches For The Effective Management of Labor Migration in Asia: Nepal's Experience
Conclusions
Nepal: A Snapshot
Population GDP Per Capita (Current USD)
29.5 900
Millions
29 800
28.5 700
600
28
500
27.5
400
27
300
26.5 200
26 100
25.5 0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
1 5%
100000
0 0%
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Remittance (in Billion USD) Eq to GDP
Federal MoLESS
Foreign
Constitution Employment
Act
Foreign
Employment Procedures
Regulation
Foreign Employment Information
Management System (FEIMS) integrates all
Unilateral migration stakeholders for increased
transparency and up-to-date recordkeeping
Bilateral
International level Qatar 2005 Bilateral Labour
Agreement
Increasing importance given to United Arab 2007 Memorandum of
bilateral agreements. Emirates Understanding
Japan (JITCO) 2011 Memorandum of
Renewals of existing agreements Understanding
in progress : UAE and Qatar Korea 2007 G2G Agreement
Bahrain 2008 Memorandum of
New ones in the pipeline: Understanding
Japan, Oman and Saudi Arabia
Israel 2015 Memorandum of
Understanding
Jordan 2017 Bilateral Labour
Agreement
A short window of opportunity till 2047 to turn this into a demographic dividend
Source: PRB
But multiple challenges exist at each stage of migration.
Pre-Decision, Pre-Departure and Transit
During Migration
• Contract substitution
• Abuse (mental, physical, sexual)
• Lack of access to justice
• Domestic worker specific vulnerabilities
• Undocumented workers (runaways)
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