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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okr-10986-296822021-05-25T09:13:35Z Youth Labor Migration in Nepal Bossavie, Laurent Denisova, Anastasiya LABOR MIGRATION YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LABOR MIGRANTS RECRUITMENT AGENCIES EMPLOYMENT FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR SKILLS 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. 2018-04-16T20:34:59Z 2018-04-16T20:34:59Z 2018-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/428521522930811204/Youth-labor-migration-in-Nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29682 English Jobs Working Paper;No. 13 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study South Asia Nepal |
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LABOR MIGRATION YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LABOR MIGRANTS RECRUITMENT AGENCIES EMPLOYMENT FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR SKILLS Bossavie, Laurent Denisova, Anastasiya Youth Labor Migration in Nepal |
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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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Bossavie, Laurent Denisova, Anastasiya |
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Bossavie, Laurent Denisova, Anastasiya |
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Youth Labor Migration in Nepal |
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Youth Labor Migration in Nepal |
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Youth Labor Migration in Nepal |
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Youth Labor Migration in Nepal |
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Youth Labor Migration in Nepal |
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youth labor migration in nepal |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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