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This report has been commissioned by IOM, together with the International Labour Organization and UN-Women, and seeks to map out and assess the nature and gaps of the reintegration support provided to returnee migrant workers from five South Asian Colombo Process member States: Bangladesh, India,… Read More
Authored by Niva Shrestha, Joelle Mak and Cathy Zimmerman, this Migration Research Series paper explores the concepts of stigma and empowerment through the perceptions and experiences of 55 prospective Nepalese women labour migrants. The results of this qualitative study show that migration can… Read More
A number of studies have suggested that strengthening women’s rights to land and property not only enhances their bargaining power within their family and community, but also contributes to greater agricultural productivity and household welfare through better nutrition and food security. In… Read More
In Nepal, approximately 73 per cent of women are engaged in agriculture, contributing to all stages from management to marketing. Yet, women’s access and ownership of land in the country remains marginal. According to 2011 population census, only in 19.71 per cent of the households in the country… Read More
The state plays a strong role in overseas employment programmes in the Philippines, Indonesia and Nepal, which are leading labour exporters — with more than 2 million of their workers deploying on formal temporary contracts in 2009 alone.
With overseas employment a more permanent feature of the… Read More