Almost half of Nepali households have at least one member working abroad or have a returnee, according to a survey.
The Nepal Migration Survey carried out by the World Bank in 2009 on 3,200 households shows that around 77 percent of the returnees were interested in going for foreign employment again.
Most of the Nepali migrant workers are aged between 20 and 44 years—the most productive workforce group. “The outmigration is causing domestic labour supply shortages in many rural areas,” says the survey, whose findings were discussed at a workshop ‘Large Scale Migration and Remittance in Nepal: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities’ here on Tuesday.
The Foreign Employment Department’s recent statistics show over 1,300 Nepalis are leaving the country for employment every day. Manufacturing, construction and hotel/catering are three major sectors in which Nepali migrants are engaged in.
The Nepal Migration Survey carried out by the World Bank in 2009 on 3,200 households shows that around 77 percent of the returnees were interested in going for foreign employment again.
Most of the Nepali migrant workers are aged between 20 and 44 years—the most productive workforce group. “The outmigration is causing domestic labour supply shortages in many rural areas,” says the survey, whose findings were discussed at a workshop ‘Large Scale Migration and Remittance in Nepal: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities’ here on Tuesday.
A total of 2.1 million Nepalis are working abroad, including in India, according to the survey. The survey says the rate of migration and remittance inflow in Nepal is staggering as everyone is migrating—the rich, the poor, people from the Mountains, Hills and the Tarai.
The Foreign Employment Department’s recent statistics show over 1,300 Nepalis are leaving the country for employment every day. Manufacturing, construction and hotel/catering are three major sectors in which Nepali migrants are engaged in.
