All publications: Nepal

Travel smart - Work smart: A guide for Nepali migrant workers in Kuwait

The guide for Nepali migrant workers in Kuwait provides information to low- and semi skilled migrant workers helping them to feel more secure, work safely and profitably, and avoid exploitation and abuse when working in Kuwait.

Travel smart - Work smart: A guide for Nepali migrant workers in Qatar

The guide provides information to low- and semi skilled migrant workers helping them to feel more secure, work safely and profitably, and avoid exploitation and abuse when working in Qatar.

Travel smart - Work smart: A guide for Nepali migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates

The Travel smart – Work smart: A guide for Nepali migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provides information to low- and semi skilled migrant workers helping them to feel more secure, work safely and profitably, and avoid exploitation...

Labour market trends analysis and labour migration from South Asia to Gulf Cooperation Council countries, India and Malaysia

This report examines key labour market trends in six major destination countries for low-skilled migrant workers from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.

NO to child labour–YES to quality education! World Day Against Child Labour,12 June 2015

The World Day Against Child Labour is an opportunity to raise the collective voice against child labour and CALL IN all children back to school, who have been missing out on education since the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25 2015.

Mid-Term Evaluation of Promoting the Effective Governance of Labour Migration from South Asia through Actions on Labour Market Information,...

The purpose of the mid-term evaluation is to draw lessons from the implementation of the project with a view to assessing whether the project goals and objectives are still relevant. Based on this, the evaluation will assess to what extent the...

Mid-Term Evaluation Summary of Promoting the Effective Governance of Labour Migration from South Asia through Actions on Labour Market...

The report presents the results of the independent mid-term evaluation of the Promoting the Effective Governance of Labour Migration from South Asia through Actions on Labour Market Information, Protection during Recruitment and Employment, Skills,...

A health approach to child labour - A synthesis report of four country studies from the brick industry

In presenting this synthesis report, A Health Approach to Child Labour: Example from the brick industry, and its accompanying four country studies, ILO hopes to stimulate further work on this important area and a further refinement of the research...

Measuring children’s work in South Asia: Perspectives from national household surveys

The report provides an overview and insight into the nature and extent of child labour and children’s employment and educational marginalization in the South Asian countries and region.

South Asia Children in labour and employment

Measuring children’s work

Measuring children’s work in South Asia: Perspectives from national household surveys - Fact sheet

Provides an overview of the joint ILO-UCW South Asia report on child labour and children in employment

Towards Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour as Priority (Project fact sheet)

The Project contributes to the elimination of child labour in Nepal, with a priority on its worst forms.

Labour laws, the business environment and the growth of micro and small enterprises in South Asia

This report provides empirical evidence on the influence labour related laws and regulations have on enterprise growth and the promotion of decent and productive employment.

ILO-DFID Partnership Programme on Fair Recruitment and Decent Work for Women Migrant Workers in South Asia and the Middle East “Work in...

The Programme aims to prevent trafficking of women and girls from Bangladesh, India and Nepal as migrant workers in major destination countries for migrant workers (India, Jordan, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates). It will empower women and...

Occupational Safety and Health Development in Nepal (SHIELD) (Project fact sheet)

The project aims to initiate a comprehensive plan for promoting occupational safety and health services and reforming labour inspection system in Nepal.

The ILO South Asia Labour Migration Governance Project 2013 - 2016: A status update (as of October 2014)

The booklet provides a brief overview of South Asia labour migration patterns and highlights key challenges for migration governance in the sub-region. It also provides an update on the status and key achievements of the ILO South Asia Labour...

Outcome 10 independent evaluation: Workers have strong, independent and representative organizations - Trade unions for social justice...

Projects: GLO/11/57/SID, GLO/12/58/NOR and GLO/12/59/NOR - Evaluation Consultant: Sterling Smith

Enabling women's work

Women’s work participation rates in South Asia, with the exception of Nepal, are low compared to other regions. Social norms continue to influence work-seeking behaviour, resulting in persistent concentration of women workers in certain occupations...

Labour law, the business environment and growth of micro and small enterprises - Nepal

part of a series of four country studies commissioned by the ILO to research the impact of labour laws and the cost of regularization on entrepreneurs’ decisions to formalize their business.

Labour Migration for Employment: A Status Report for Nepal 2013/14

This report captures the trends in labour migration from Nepal. Although various government agencies have maintained and published data on various aspects of labour migration, this is the first time a government report brings together all the...