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“COVID-19 has not stopped anything” Migration practicalities post COVID-19 and implication for Nepal’s migration policy?
The paper argues that despite the immobility imposed by the pandemic situation, Nepali migrants and their families continue to plan migration for a variety of social and economic reasons and that the current pandemic has reinforced the fact that while migration can be a personal decision, it is tied to and has strong family implications.
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Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel
Despite the many challenges of living and working in Malaysia, Nepali migrant workers appreciate that they must first overcome the challenges knowing that they will come out the other side in a stronger position.
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Heading south: a reflection of child migration patterns from southern Ethiopia
Child migration from Hadiya, Ethiopia is highly gendered, which impacts who migrates and where. These gendered migration patterns reinforce repressive traditional gender norms in the area, undercutting advances in gender equality.
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Nepali migrant workers lured with misleading promises
The role of recruitment agencies in migrant decision-making is quite prominent in Nepal. While helping to fulfil their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families, what they often encounter in Malaysia are also hellish experiences which they have to endure.
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