This report on migrant movement has revealed a large number of cases of trafficking and exploitation of Nepali migrant workers, but weak enforcement and inadequate oversight of the laws and regulations that should protect them.

The data collection and resulting report, in partnership with Winrock International’s USAID Asia CTIP program, was produced as a joint project with two local CSOs: Aaprabasi Mahila Kamdar Samuha Nepal (AMKAS) and Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (PNCC).

The report sheds light on the migrant journey with Nepal as a source country, and all 498 routes submitted were from cases that the organizations worked on directly. It found that the most common destination countries are Malaysia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The report also identifies an urgent need for larger data sets to provide an evidence base for the issues facing Nepali workers overseas, which could lead to more effective action and better collaboration between stakeholders.

We are pleased to have facilitated this collaborative effort, and want to thank the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Winrock International’s USAID Asia CTIP program for their support.

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