Youth Labor Migration in Nepal
This descriptive study investigates internal and external labor migration by Nepalese youth. External labor migration is separated into the flow to India, which is unregulated, and the flow to other countries, which typically takes the form of temp...
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Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/428521522930811204/Youth-labor-migration-in-Nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29682 |
Summary: | This descriptive study investigates
internal and external labor migration by Nepalese youth.
External labor migration is separated into the flow to
India, which is unregulated, and the flow to other
countries, which typically takes the form of temporary
contract migration to countries with bilateral labor
agreements with Nepal (referred to in Nepal as foreign
employment). The study finds that labor migration by
Nepalese youth is extensive and male dominated. The regions
with the highest rates of labor outmigration are rural
Terai, rural Hills, and Mountains. Female labor migration is
mostly within Nepal, whereas male labor migration is mostly
to other countries. Most labor migrants are wageemployed,
and engage in services. Labor migration is positively
associated with education attainment for women, but
negatively associated for men. Labor migration is also
positively associated with household economic status for
women. Just four destination countries (Malaysia, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) account for the
majority of foreign employment workers. Nepal’s foreign
employment system faces several challenges, including
implementation shortcomings in the government’s
institutional arrangements for workers, and the substantial
market power of private recruitment agencies over workers.
Male foreign employment outflow appears to be mainly
associated with economic and other forces in the top
destination countries. Male youth labor migration has
negative effects on the likelihood of employment and hours
worked for female and male youth household members who
remain at home, although the effects are not consistently significant. |
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