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Labour Migration for Employment - A Status Report for Nepal 2013/2014 Over the past decade, Nepal has experienced a surge in out-migration for foreign employment to various destination countries. As more and more Nepali citizens aspire and depart for foreign jobs, regulators and stakeholders face new challenges in mana...
ILO, IOM, GoN, (2014)
The ILO in Nepal Nepal has made notable social-economic progress in the past decade, reducing absolute poverty rate from 42 per cent in 1995/96 to 23.8 per cent in 2013. The Nepali labour force grew at the rate of 2.6 percent per annul during the same period. The tot...
ILO, (2015)
Labour Migration for Employment - A Status Report for Nepal: 2015/2016 - 2016/2017 Foreign employment continues to be the most significant motivation for international migration from Nepal. In the past consecutive fiscal years 2015/2016 and 2016/2017, the Department of Foreign Employment (DOFE) issued 786,564 permits for foreign em...
GoN, ILO, (2018)
From Protocol to Practice:A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labour (The Bridge Project)2015 “50 for Freedom” is a campaign led by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and its partners, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the International Organization of Employers (IOE). The campaign aims at promoting ratification ...
ILO, (2015)
The ILO in Nepal The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the UN specialized agency dealing with work and workplace issues, and related rights and standards. Its overarching goal is to achieve decent work for all so everyone benefits from working conditions tha...
ILO, (2016)
Promoting The Health Of Left-Behind Children Of Asian Labour Migrants: Evidence For Policy And Action Despite the political discourse on migration becoming an important issue in the global development agenda, the mental and physical health implications for left-behind children of migrant workers have received less attention. And the current evide...
IOM, MPI, (2015)
Analysis of Labour Market and Migration Trends in Nepal Large-scale migration from Nepal and the concurrent inflow of remittances has led the government and its development partners to explore opportunities to harness the potential of migration for the overall development of the country. This paper analys...
GIZ, ILO, (2015)
The Informal Economy and Workers in Nepal The publication of this new report by the International Labour Organization Office in Nepal, marks an important point in debates about Nepal’s informal economy. For the first time,the significance of the informal economy is recognised and the challen...
ILO, (2004)
Labour Migrant Returning from Qatar Mr. Nil Kumar Magar from Okhaldhunga district, is a labour migrant returning from Qatar. On average, every day, approximately 800 Nepalis leave the country through formal channels to work abroad. Returning migrants not only bring remittances but also...
IOM, (2019)
Nepal Labour Market Update The main labour market challenges in Nepal stem from the slow pace of economic development: almost three-quarters of workers continue to earn a living in the agricultural sector. Thus, the vast majority of workers are informally employed. Due to the ...
ILO, (2014)
Nepal Labour Force Survey 2008 Nepal Labour Force Survey 2008 (NLFS II) is the second round of a multi topic national labour force survey carried out by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) from January to December 2008. As a follow up to the first NLFS of 1998/99 (NLFS I), NLFS II ...
GoN, UNDP, ILO, (2009)
Nepal Ratifies ILO Forced Labour Convention KATHMANDU (ILO news) – On 16 August, the Legislative Parliament of Nepal approved the ratification of the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (No.105) adopted by the ILO in 1957. Nepal thus becomes the 170th of the 181 ...
ILO, (2007)
HIV/AIDS and Working Children in Nepal There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that in Nepal (1) increasing numbers of children are being driven into the labour market by the HIV infections and deaths of their parents, and (2) that working children have a high risk of contracting H...
IPEC/ILO, (2004)
Labour and Social Trends in Nepal - 2010 The first issue of the Labour and Social Trends in Nepal report presents socioeconomic and labour and trends in Nepal and examines some of the key opportunities and challenges present in the country's labour market. Such an analysis is aimed at infor...
ILO, (2010)
Report on the Nepal Labour Force Survey - 1998/99 It is indeed a matter of satisfaction that an important work like Nepal Labour Force Survey,the first ever to be launched in Nepal has successfully been completed. The detailed results available through this publication will undoubtedly fill in the m...
GoN, (1999)
Labour market trends analysis and labour migration from South Asia to Gulf Cooperation Council countries, India and Malaysia This labour market trends analysis was conducted to better understand the characteristics and dynamics of the labour migration process in the countries to where they are bound. Such insight is intended to lead to better protection of migrants and to...
GIZ, ILO, (2015)
Emplyoment Generation in Irrigation Works Programmes for the People of the Hills of Nepal The primary objective of the Special Public Works Programme is to provide jobs and consequently income to poor rural communities through the local construction of public works such as irrigation schemes and roads. A key characteristic of the programm...
ILO, (1992)
UNICEF Nepal Country Office Combating Child Labour in Nepal With the support of UNICEF, targeted municipalities are continuously updating and revising the data collection and monitoring forms and procedures in line with the recently adopted case management guidelines. The objective of the contribution is s...
UNICEF, (2016)
74th UN DAY ILO presenting the Photo stand showcasing the activities and group of organization. #UNDay #UNDay74 #ILO #DecentWork #SocialJustice #PhotoBooth #LabourStandards ...
UNIC, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 International Labour Organisation (ILO) staff members contributing their efforts and representing their stall on 74th UN Day which was held at Rastriya Sabha Ghriha on 24th Oct, 2019. #UN #ILO #UNDay #ILOStall #Inclusiveness #SDG's #LabourLaw #Labo...
UNIC, (2019)